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UT Code § 76-5-609 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code|Chapter 5 - Offenses Against the Person|Part 6 - Sexual Assault Kit Processing Act|Section 609 - Rulemaking authority.

 Effective 5/9/2017  76-5-609. Rulemaking authority.  After consultation with the Utah Bureau of Forensic Services and in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the department shall make rules, consistent with this part, regarding:  (1) the procedures for the submission and testing of all sexual assault kits collected by law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies in the state;     (2) the information and evidence that is required to be submitted as part of each sexual assault kit submission; and     (3) goals for the completion of analysis and classification of all sexual assault kit submissions.    Enacted by Chapter 249, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 76-5-610 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code|Chapter 5 - Offenses Against the Person|Part 6 - Sexual Assault Kit Processing Act|Section 610 - Reporting requirement.

 Effective 5/9/2017  76-5-610. Reporting requirement.  The Department of Public Safety and the Utah Bureau of Forensic Services shall report by July 31 of each year to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee and the Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee regarding:  (1) the timelines set for testing all sexual assault kits submitted to the Utah Bureau of Forensic Services as provided in Subsection 76-5-603(2);     (2) the goals established in Section 76-5-609;     (3) the status of meeting those goals;     (4) the number of sexual assault kits that are sent to the Utah Bureau of Forensic Services for testing;     (5) the number of restricted kits held by law enforcement;     (6) the number of sexual assault kits that are not processed in accordance with the timelines established in this part; and     (7) future appropriations requests that will ensure that all DNA cases can be processed according to the timelines established by this part.    Enacted by Chapter 249, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 76-5-701 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code|Chapter 5 - Offenses Against the Person|Part 7 - Genital Mutilation|Section 701 - Female genital mutilation definition.

 Effective 5/14/2019  76-5-701. Female genital mutilation definition.    (1) As used in this part, female genital mutilation means any procedure that involves partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or any harmful procedure to the female genitalia, including:   (a) clitoridectomy;     (b) the partial or total removal of the clitoris or the prepuce;     (c) excision or the partial or total removal of the clitoris and the labia minora, with or without excision of the labia majora;     (d) infibulation or the narrowing of the vaginal orifice with the creation of a covering seal by cutting and appositioning the labia minora or the labia majora, with or without excision of the clitoris;     (e) pricking, piercing, incising, or scraping, and cauterizing the genital area; or     (f) any other actions intended to alter the structure or function of the female genitalia for non-medical reasons.       (2) Female genital mutilation is considered a form of child abuse for mandatory reporting under Section 62A-4a-403.    Enacted by Chapter 398, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 76-5-702 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code|Chapter 5 - Offenses Against the Person|Part 7 - Genital Mutilation|Section 702 - Prohibition on female genital mutilation -- Exceptions.

 Effective 5/12/2020  76-5-702. Prohibition on female genital mutilation -- Exceptions.    (1) It is a second degree felony for any person to:   (a) perform a procedure described in Section 76-5-701 on a female under 18 years of age;     (b) give permission for or permit a procedure described in Section 76-5-701 to be performed on a female under 18 years of age; or     (c) remove or cause, permit, or facilitate the removal of a female under 18 years of age from this state for the purpose of facilitating the performance of a procedure described in Section 76-5-701 on the female.       (2) It is not a defense to female genital mutilation that the conduct described in Section 76-5-701 is required as a matter of religion, custom, ritual, or standard practice, or that the individual on whom it is performed or the individual's parent or guardian consented to the procedure.     (3) A surgical procedure is not a violation of Section 76-5-701 if the procedure is performed by a physician licensed as a medical professional in the place it is performed and is:   (a) medically advisable;     (b) necessary to preserve or protect the physical health of the person on whom it is performed; or     (c) requested for sex reassignment surgery by the person on whom it is performed.       (4) A medical professional licensed in accordance with Title 58, Chapter 31b, Nurse Practice Act, Title 58, Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act, Title 58, Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act, or Title 58, Chapter 70a, Utah Physician Assistant Act, who is convicted of a violation of this section shall have their license permanently revoked by the appropriate licensing board.    Amended by Chapter 354, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 76-5-703 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code|Chapter 5 - Offenses Against the Person|Part 7 - Genital Mutilation|Section 703 - Community Education Program.

 Effective 5/14/2019  76-5-703. Community Education Program.    (1) The director of the Department of Health shall develop a community education program regarding female genital mutilation.     (2) The program shall include:   (a) education, prevention, and outreach materials regarding the health risks and emotional trauma inflicted by the practice of female genital mutilation;     (b) ways to develop and disseminate information regarding recognizing the risk factors associated with female genital mutilation; and     (c) training materials for law enforcement, teachers, and others who are mandated reporters under Section 62A-4a-403, encompassing:   (i) risk factors associated with female genital mutilation;     (ii) signs that an individual may be a victim of female genital mutilation;     (iii) best practices for responses to victims of female genital mutilation; and     (iv) the criminal penalties associated with the facilitation or commission of female genital mutilation.        Enacted by Chapter 398, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 76-5-704 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code|Chapter 5 - Offenses Against the Person|Part 7 - Genital Mutilation|Section 704 - Civil cause of action.

 Effective 5/14/2019  76-5-704. Civil cause of action.    (1) A victim of female genital mutilation may bring a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction for female genital mutilation any time within 10 years of:   (a) the procedure being performed; or     (b) the victim's 18th birthday.       (2) The court may award actual, compensatory, and punitive damages, and any other appropriate relief.     (3) A prevailing plaintiff shall be awarded attorney fees and costs.     (4) Treble damages may be awarded if the plaintiff proves the defendant's acts were willful and malicious.     (5) If a health care provider is charged and prosecuted for a violation of Section 76-5-702, Section 78B-3-416 may not apply to an action against the health care provider under this section.    Enacted by Chapter 398, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 76-5b-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code|Chapter 5b - Sexual Exploitation Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 101 - Title.

76-5b-101. Title.  This chapter is known as the "Sexual Exploitation Act."  Enacted by Chapter 320, 2011 General Session
UT Code § 76-5b-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code|Chapter 5b - Sexual Exploitation Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 102 - Legislative determinations -- Purpose of chapter.

76-5b-102. Legislative determinations -- Purpose of chapter.    (1) The Legislature of Utah determines that:   (a) the sexual exploitation of a minor is excessively harmful to the minor's physiological, emotional, social, and mental development;     (b) the sexual exploitation of a vulnerable adult who lacks the capacity to consent to sexual exploitation can result in excessive harm to the vulnerable adult's physiological, emotional, and social well-being;     (c) a minor cannot intelligently and knowingly consent to sexual exploitation;     (d) regardless of whether it is classified as legally obscene, material that sexually exploits a minor, or a vulnerable adult who does not have the capacity to consent to sexual exploitation, is not protected by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution or by the First or Fifteenth sections of Article I of the Utah Constitution and may be prohibited; and     (e) prohibition of and punishment for the distribution, possession, possession with intent to distribute, and production of materials that sexually exploit a minor, or a vulnerable adult who lacks the capacity to consent to sexual exploitation, is necessary and justified to eliminate the market for those materials and to reduce the harm to the minor or vulnerable adult inherent in the perpetuation of the record of the minor's or vulnerable adult's sexually exploitive activities.       (2) It is the purpose of this chapter to prohibit the production, possession, possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of materials that sexually exploit a minor, or a vulnerable adult who lacks capacity to consent to sexual exploitation, regardless of whether the materials are classified as legally obscene.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 320, 2011 General Session
UT Code § 76-5b-202 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code|Chapter 5b - Sexual Exploitation Act|Part 2 - Sexual Exploitation|Section 202 - Sexual exploitation of a vulnerable adult -- Offenses.

76-5b-202. Sexual exploitation of a vulnerable adult -- Offenses.    (1) A person is guilty of sexual exploitation of a vulnerable adult if the person:   (a)   (i)   (A) knowingly produces, possesses, or possesses with intent to distribute material that the person knows is vulnerable adult pornography; or     (B) intentionally distributes or views material that the person knows is vulnerable adult pornography; and       (ii) the vulnerable adult who appears in, or is depicted in, the vulnerable adult pornography lacks capacity to consent to the conduct described in Subsection (1)(a); or       (b) is a vulnerable adult's legal guardian and knowingly consents to, or permits the vulnerable adult to be, sexually exploited as described in Subsection (1)(a).       (2) Sexual exploitation of a vulnerable adult is a third degree felony.     (3) It is a separate offense under this section:   (a) for each vulnerable adult depicted in the vulnerable adult pornography; and     (b) for each time the same vulnerable adult is depicted in different vulnerable adult pornography.       (4) It is an affirmative defense to a charge of violating this section that no vulnerable adult was actually depicted in the visual depiction or used in producing or advertising the visual depiction.     (5) In proving a violation of this section in relation to an identifiable vulnerable adult, proof of the actual identity of the identifiable vulnerable adult is not required.     (6) This section may not be construed to impose criminal or civil liability on:   (a) any entity or an employee, director, officer, or agent of an entity, when acting within the scope of employment, for the good faith performance of:   (i) reporting or data preservation duties required under any federal or state law; or     (ii) implementing a policy of attempting to prevent the presence of vulnerable adult pornography on any tangible or intangible property, or of detecting and reporting the presence of vulnerable adult pornography on the property; or       (b) any law enforcement officer acting within the scope of a criminal investigation.      Enacted by Chapter 320, 2011 General Session
UT Code § 76-5b-203.5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code|Chapter 5b - Sexual Exploitation Act|Part 2 - Sexual Exploitation|Section 203.5 - Misuse of intimate image during a criminal action.

 Effective 5/5/2021  76-5b-203.5. Misuse of intimate image during a criminal action.    (1) As used in this section, "intimate image" has the same meaning as in Section 76-5b-203.     (2) Any actor who obtains access to an intimate image in the course of a criminal action as defined in Subsection 77-1-3(1) may not intentionally display, duplicate, copy, or share the intimate image, unless:   (a) displaying, duplicating, copying, or sharing the intimate image is done solely for the purpose of the adjudication, defense, prosecution or investigation of a criminal matter involving the intimate image;     (b) each individual who is the subject of the intimate image gives written permission to display, duplicate, copy, or share the intimate image; or     (c) the intimate image was not created by or provided to the actor under circumstances in which the depicted individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy.       (3) An actor who violates Subsection (2) is guilty of:   (a) a class A misdemeanor for a first offense; or     (b) a third degree felony for each subsequent offense.       (4) Nothing in this section precludes an agency that employs an individual who is involved in a criminal action from establishing internal policies for an individual's violation of this section.    Enacted by Chapter 95, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 76-5b-301 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code|Chapter 5b - Sexual Exploitation Act|Part 3 - Miscellaneous|Section 301 - Determination whether material violates chapter.

76-5b-301. Determination whether material violates chapter.    (1) In determining whether material is in violation of this chapter, the material need not be considered as a whole, but may be examined by the trier of fact in part only.     (2) It is not an element of the offense of sexual exploitation of a minor that the material appeal to the prurient interest in sex of the average person nor that prohibited conduct need be portrayed in a patently offensive manner.     (3) It is not an element of the offense of sexual exploitation of a vulnerable adult that the material appeal to the prurient interest in sex of the average person nor that prohibited conduct need be portrayed in a patently offensive manner.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 320, 2011 General Session
UT Code § 76-5b-302 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code|Chapter 5b - Sexual Exploitation Act|Part 3 - Miscellaneous|Section 302 - Lack of knowledge of age not a defense.

76-5b-302. Lack of knowledge of age not a defense.  It is not a defense to an offense described in this chapter that the accused did not know the age of the victim.  Enacted by Chapter 320, 2011 General Session
UT Code § 76-6-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code|Chapter 6 - Offenses Against Property|Part 1 - Property Destruction|Section 101 - Definitions.

76-6-101. Definitions.    (1) For purposes of this chapter:   (a) "Fire" means a flame, heat source capable of combustion, or material capable of combustion that is caused, set, or maintained by a person for any purpose.     (b) "Habitable structure" means any building, vehicle, trailer, railway car, aircraft, or watercraft used for lodging or assembling persons or conducting business whether a person is actually present or not.     (c) "Property" means:   (i) any form of real property or tangible personal property which is capable of being damaged or destroyed and includes a habitable structure; and     (ii) the property of another, if anyone other than the actor has a possessory or proprietary interest in any portion of the property.       (d) "Value" means:   (i) the market value of the property, if totally destroyed, at the time and place of the offense, or where cost of replacement exceeds the market value; or     (ii) where the market value cannot be ascertained, the cost of repairing or replacing the property within a reasonable time following the offense.         (2) If the property damaged has a value that cannot be ascertained by the criteria set forth in Subsection (1)(d), the property shall be considered to have a value less than $500.    Amended by Chapter 340, 2011 General Session
UT Code § 76-6-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code|Chapter 6 - Offenses Against Property|Part 1 - Property Destruction|Section 102 - Arson.

76-6-102. Arson.    (1) A person is guilty of arson if, under circumstances not amounting to aggravated arson, the person by means of fire or explosives unlawfully and intentionally damages:   (a) any property with intention of defrauding an insurer; or     (b) the property of another.       (2) A violation of Subsection (1)(a) is a second degree felony.     (3) A violation of Subsection (1)(b) is a second degree felony if:   (a) the damage caused is or exceeds $5,000 in value;     (b) as a proximate result of the fire or explosion, any person not a participant in the offense suffers serious bodily injury as defined in Section 76-1-601;     (c)   (i) the damage caused is or exceeds $1,500 but is less than $5,000 in value; and     (ii) at the time of the offense the actor has been previously convicted of a violation of this section or Section 76-6-103 regarding aggravated arson within 10 years prior to the commission of the violation of Subsection (1)(b).         (4) A violation of Subsection (1)(b) is a third degree felony if:   (a) the damage caused is or exceeds $1,500 but is less than $5,000 in value;     (b) as a proximate result of the fire or explosion, any person not a participant in the offense suffers substantial bodily injury as defined in Section 76-1-601;     (c) the fire or explosion endangers human life; or     (d)   (i) the damage caused is or exceeds $500 but is less than $1,500 in value; and     (ii) at the time of the offense the actor has been previously convicted of a violation of this section or Section 76-6-103 regarding aggravated arson within 10 years prior to the commission of the violation of Subsection (1)(b).         (5) A violation of Subsection (1)(b) is a class A misdemeanor if the damage caused:   (a) is or exceeds $500 but is less than $1,500 in value; or     (b)   (i) is less than $500; and     (ii) at the time of the offense the actor has been previously convicted of a violation of this section or Section 76-6-103 regarding aggravated arson within 10 years prior to the commission of the violation of Subsection (1)(b).         (6) A violation of Subsection (1)(b) is a class B misdemeanor if the damage caused is less than $500.    Amended by Chapter 272, 2013 General Session
UT Code § 76-6-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code|Chapter 6 - Offenses Against Property|Part 1 - Property Destruction|Section 103 - Aggravated arson.

76-6-103. Aggravated arson.    (1) A person is guilty of aggravated arson if by means of fire or explosives he intentionally and unlawfully damages:   (a) a habitable structure; or     (b) any structure or vehicle when any person not a participant in the offense is in the structure or vehicle.       (2) Aggravated arson is a felony of the first degree.    Amended by Chapter 59, 1986 General Session
UT Code § 76-6-104 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code|Chapter 6 - Offenses Against Property|Part 1 - Property Destruction|Section 104 - Reckless burning.

76-6-104. Reckless burning.    (1) A person is guilty of reckless burning if the person:   (a) recklessly starts a fire or causes an explosion which endangers human life;     (b) having started a fire, whether recklessly or not, and knowing that it is spreading and will endanger the life or property of another, either fails to take reasonable measures to put out or control the fire or fails to give a prompt fire alarm;     (c) builds or maintains a fire without taking reasonable steps to remove all flammable materials surrounding the site of the fire as necessary to prevent the fire's spread or escape; or     (d) damages the property of another by reckless use of fire or causing an explosion.       (2)   (a) A violation of Subsection (1)(a) or (b) is a class A misdemeanor.     (b) A violation of Subsection (1)(c) is a class B misdemeanor.     (c) A violation of Subsection (1)(d) is:   (i) a class A misdemeanor if damage to property is or exceeds $1,500 in value;     (ii) a class B misdemeanor if the damage to property is or exceeds $500 but is less than $1,500 in value; and     (iii) a class C misdemeanor if the damage to property is or exceeds $150 but is less than $500 in value.       (d) Any other violation under Subsection (1)(d) is an infraction.      Amended by Chapter 193, 2010 General Session
UT Code § 76-6-104.5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code|Chapter 6 - Offenses Against Property|Part 1 - Property Destruction|Section 104.5 - Abandoned fire -- Penalties.

76-6-104.5. Abandoned fire -- Penalties.    (1) A person is guilty of abandoning a fire if, under circumstances not amounting to the offense of arson, aggravated arson, or causing a catastrophe under Title 76, Chapter 6, Part 1, Property Destruction, the person leaves a fire:   (a) without first completely extinguishing it; and     (b) with the intent to not return to the fire.       (2) A person does not commit a violation of Subsection (1) if the person leaves a fire to report an uncontrolled fire.     (3) A violation of Subsection (1):   (a) is a class C misdemeanor if there is no property damage;     (b) is a class B misdemeanor if property damage is less than $1,000 in value; and     (c) is a class A misdemeanor if property damage is or exceeds $1,000 in value.       (4) If a violation of Subsection (1) involves a wildland fire, the violator is also liable for suppression costs under Section 65A-3-4.     (5) A fire spreading or reigniting is prima facie evidence that the person did not completely extinguish the fire as required by Subsection (1)(a).    Amended by Chapter 320, 2009 General Session
UT Code § 76-6-105 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code|Chapter 6 - Offenses Against Property|Part 1 - Property Destruction|Section 105 - Causing a catastrophe -- Penalties.

76-6-105. Causing a catastrophe -- Penalties.    (1) Any person is guilty of causing a catastrophe if the person causes widespread injury or damage to persons or property by:   (a) use of a weapon of mass destruction as defined in Section 76-10-401; or     (b) explosion, fire, flood, avalanche, collapse of a building, or other harmful or destructive force or substance that is not a weapon of mass destruction.       (2) Causing a catastrophe is:   (a) a first degree felony if the person causes the catastrophe knowingly and by the use of a weapon of mass destruction;     (b) a second degree felony if the person causes the catastrophe knowingly and by a means other than a weapon of mass destruction; and     (c) a class A misdemeanor if the person causes the catastrophe recklessly.       (3) In addition to any other penalty authorized by law, a court shall order any person convicted of any violation of this section to reimburse any federal, state, or local unit of government, or any private business, organization, individual, or entity for all expenses incurred in responding to the violation, unless the court states on the record the reasons why the reimbursement would be inappropriate.    Amended by Chapter 166, 2002 General Session