2023 Utah Code › Title 32B - Alcoholic Beverage Control Act › Chapter 4 - Criminal Offenses and Procedure Act › Part 4 - Sale, Purchase, Possession, and Consumption › Section 410 - Unlawful admittance or attempt to gain admittance by minor.

Effective 9/1/2021
32B-4-410.
Unlawful admittance or attempt to gain admittance by minor.
(1) It is unlawful for a minor to gain admittance or attempt to gain admittance to the premises of:
(a) a tavern; or
(b) a bar licensee, except to the extent authorized by Section 32B-6-406.1.
(2) A minor who violates this section is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
(3)
(a) If a minor is found by a court to have violated this section and the violation is the minor's first violation of this section, the court may:
(i) order the minor to complete a screening as defined in Section 41-6a-501;
(ii) order the minor to complete an assessment as defined in Section 41-6a-501 if the screening indicates an assessment to be appropriate; and
(iii) order the minor to complete an educational series as defined in Section 41-6a-501 or substance use disorder treatment as indicated by an assessment.
(b) If a minor is found by a court to have violated this section and the violation is the minor's second or subsequent violation of this section, the court shall:
(i) order the minor to complete a screening as defined in Section 41-6a-501;
(ii) order the minor to complete an assessment as defined in Section 41-6a-501 if the screening indicates an assessment to be appropriate; and
(iii) order the minor to complete an educational series as defined in Section 41-6a-501 or substance use disorder treatment as indicated by an assessment.
(4)
(a) When a minor who is at least 18 years old, but younger than 21 years old, is found by a court to have violated this section, except as provided in Section 32B-4-411, the court hearing the case shall suspend the minor's driving privileges under Section 53-3-219.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(a), the court may reduce the suspension period required under Section 53-3-219 if:
(i) the violation is the minor's first violation of this section; and
(ii)
(A) the minor completes an educational series as defined in Section 41-6a-501; or
(B) the minor demonstrates substantial progress in substance use disorder treatment.
(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(a) and in accordance with Section 53-3-219, the court may reduce the suspension period required under Section 53-3-219 if:
(i) the violation is the minor's second or subsequent violation of this section;
(ii) the minor has completed an educational series as defined in Section 41-6a-501 or demonstrated substantial progress in substance use disorder treatment; and
(iii)
(A) the person is 18 years old or older and provides a sworn statement to the court that the person has not unlawfully consumed alcohol or drugs for at least a one-year consecutive period during the suspension period imposed under Subsection (4)(a); or
(B) the person is under 18 years old and has the person's parent or legal guardian provide an affidavit or sworn statement to the court certifying that to the parent or legal guardian's knowledge the person has not unlawfully consumed alcohol or drugs for at least a one-year consecutive period during the suspension period imposed under Subsection (4)(a).
(5) When a minor who is younger than 18 years old is found by a court to have violated this section, Section 80-6-707 applies to the violation.
(6) Notwithstanding Subsections (3)(a) and (b), if a minor is adjudicated under Section 80-6-701, the court may only order substance use disorder treatment or an educational series if the minor has an assessed need for the intervention on the basis of the results of a validated assessment.
(7) When a court issues an order suspending a person's driving privileges for a violation of this section, the Driver License Division shall suspend the person's license under Section 53-3-219.
(8) When the Department of Public Safety receives the arrest or conviction record of a person for a driving offense committed while the person's license is suspended pursuant to this section, the Department of Public Safety shall extend the suspension for an additional like period of time.
Amended by Chapter 262, 2021 General Session