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2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 7 - Offenses Against the Family › Part 3 - Abortion › Section 308 - Medical skills required to preserve life of unborn child.

76-7-308.
Medical skills required to preserve life of unborn child.
Consistent with the purpose of saving the life of the woman or preventing grave damage to the woman's medical health, the physician performing the abortion must use all of his medical skills to attempt to promote, preserve and maintain the life of any unborn child sufficiently developed to have any reasonable possibility of survival outside of the mother's womb.
Amended by Chapter 2, 1991 Special Session 1
Amended by Chapter 2, 1991 Special Session 1
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 7 - Offenses Against the Family › Part 3 - Abortion › Section 308.5 - Administration of anesthetic or analgesic to an unborn child.

Effective 5/10/2016
76-7-308.5.
Administration of anesthetic or analgesic to an unborn child.
A physician who performs an abortion of an unborn child who is at least 20 weeks gestational age shall administer an anesthetic or analgesic to eliminate or alleviate organic pain to the unborn child caused by the particular method of abortion to be employed, unless:
(1) the abortion is necessary to avert:
(a) the death of the woman on whom the abortion is performed; or
(b)a serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function of the woman on whom the abortion is performed;
(2) the abortion is performed because the fetus has a defect that is uniformly diagnosable and uniformly lethal, based on the written concurrence of two physicians who practice maternal fetal medicine; or
(3) the treating physician and one other physician concur, in writing, that the administration of an anesthetic or analgesic would:
(a) cause the death of the woman on whom the abortion is performed; or
(b) create a serious risk of substantial or irreversible impairment of a major bodily function of the woman on whom the abortion is performed.
Amended by Chapter 362, 2016 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 7 - Offenses Against the Family › Part 3 - Abortion › Section 309 - Pathologist's report.

Effective 5/14/2019
76-7-309.
Pathologist's report.
Any human tissue removed during an abortion shall be submitted to a pathologist who shall make a report, including whether:
(1) the pregnancy was aborted by evacuating the uterus; and
(2) a medical record indicates that, through a prenatal screening or other diagnostic test, the aborted fetus had or may have had Down syndrome.
Amended by Chapter 124, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 7 - Offenses Against the Family › Part 3 - Abortion › Section 310 - Experimentation with unborn children prohibited -- Testing for genetic defects.

76-7-310.
Experimentation with unborn children prohibited -- Testing for genetic defects.
Live unborn children may not be used for experimentation, but when advisable, in the best medical judgment of the physician, may be tested for genetic defects.
Enacted by Chapter 33, 1974 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 7 - Offenses Against the Family › Part 3 - Abortion › Section 310.5 - Prohibition of specified abortion procedures -- Viability defined.

76-7-310.5.
Prohibition of specified abortion procedures -- Viability defined.
(1) As used in this section, "saline abortion procedure" means performance of amniocentesis and injection of saline into the amniotic sac within the uterine cavity.
(2)
(a) After viability has been determined in accordance with Subsection (2)(b), no person may knowingly perform a saline abortion procedure unless all other available abortion procedures would pose a risk to the life or the health of the pregnant woman.
(b) For purposes of this section determination of viability shall be made by the physician, based upon his own best clinical judgment. The physician shall determine whether, based on the particular facts of a woman's pregnancy that are known to him, and in light of medical technology and information reasonably available to him, there is a realistic possibility of maintaining and nourishing a life outside of the womb, with or without temporary, artificial life-sustaining support.
(3) Intentional, knowing, and willful violation of this section is a third degree felony.
Amended by Chapter 272, 2004 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 7 - Offenses Against the Family › Part 3 - Abortion › Section 312 - Intimidation or coercion to obtain abortion prohibited.

76-7-312.
Intimidation or coercion to obtain abortion prohibited.
No person shall intimidate or coerce in any way any person to obtain an abortion.
Enacted by Chapter 33, 1974 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 7 - Offenses Against the Family › Part 3 - Abortion › Section 314 - Violations of abortion laws -- Classifications.

Effective 5/3/2023
76-7-314.
Violations of abortion laws -- Classifications.
(1) An intentional violation of Section 76-7-307, 76-7-308, 76-7-310, 76-7-310.5, 76-7-311, or 76-7-312 is a felony of the third degree.
(2) A violation of Section 76-7-326 is a felony of the third degree.
(3) A violation of Section 76-7-314.5 is a felony of the second degree.
(4) A violation of any other provision of this part, including Subsections 76-7-305(2)(a) through (c), and (e), is a class A misdemeanor.
(5) The Department of Health and Human Services shall report a physician's violation of any provision of this part to the Physicians Licensing Board, described in Section 58-67-201.
(6) Any person with knowledge of a physician's violation of any provision of this part may report the violation to the Physicians Licensing Board, described in Section 58-67-201.
(7) In addition to the penalties described in this section, the department may take any action described in Section 26B-2-208 against a health care facility if a violation of this chapter occurs at the health care facility.
Amended by Chapter 301, 2023 General Session
Amended by Chapter 330, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 7 - Offenses Against the Family › Part 3 - Abortion › Section 314.5 - Killing an unborn child.

Effective 5/3/2023
76-7-314.5.
Killing an unborn child.
(1) A person is guilty of killing an unborn child if the person intentionally causes the death of an unborn child by performing an abortion of the unborn child in violation of the provisions of Subsection 76-7-302(2).
(2) A woman is not criminally liable for:
(a) seeking to obtain, or obtaining, an abortion that is permitted by this part; or
(b) a physician's failure to comply with Subsection 76-7-302(2)(b)(ii) or Section 76-7-305.
Amended by Chapter 301, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 7 - Offenses Against the Family › Part 3 - Abortion › Section 315 - Exceptions to certain requirements in serious medical emergencies.

76-7-315.
Exceptions to certain requirements in serious medical emergencies.
When due to a serious medical emergency, time does not permit compliance with Section 76-7-302, 76-7-305, 76-7-305.5, 76-7-308.5, or 76-7-310.5 the provisions of those sections do not apply.
Amended by Chapter 57, 2009 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 7 - Offenses Against the Family › Part 3 - Abortion › Section 316 - Actions not precluded.

76-7-316.
Actions not precluded.
Nothing in this part shall preclude any person believing himself aggrieved by another under this part, from bringing any other action at common law or other statutory provision.
Amended by Chapter 20, 1995 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 7 - Offenses Against the Family › Part 3 - Abortion › Section 317 - Severability clause.

Effective 5/3/2023
76-7-317.
Severability clause.
If any one or more provision, section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this part or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is found to be unconstitutional, the same is hereby declared to be severable and the balance of this part shall remain effective notwithstanding such unconstitutionality. The legislature hereby declares that it would have passed this part, and each provision, section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more provision, section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word be declared unconstitutional. This section applies to any provision, section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this part, regardless of the time of enactment, amendment, or repeal.
Amended by Chapter 301, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 7 - Offenses Against the Family › Part 3 - Abortion › Section 321 - Contraceptive and abortion services -- Funds -- Minor -- Definitions.

76-7-321.
Contraceptive and abortion services -- Funds -- Minor -- Definitions.
As used in Sections 76-7-321 through 76-7-325:
(1) "Abortion services" means any material, program, plan, or undertaking which seeks to promote abortion, encourages individuals to obtain an abortion, or provides abortions.
(2) "Contraceptive services" means any material, program, plan, or undertaking that is used for instruction on the use of birth control devices and substances, encourages individuals to use birth control methods, or provides birth control devices.
(3) "Funds" means any money, supply, material, building, or project provided by this state or its political subdivisions.
(4) "Minor" means any person under the age of 18 who is not otherwise emancipated, married, or a member of the armed forces of the United States.
Amended by Chapter 20, 1995 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 7 - Offenses Against the Family › Part 3 - Abortion › Section 322 - Public funds for provision of contraceptive or abortion services restricted.

76-7-322.
Public funds for provision of contraceptive or abortion services restricted.
No funds of the state or its political subdivisions shall be used to provide contraceptive or abortion services to an unmarried minor without the prior written consent of the minor's parent or guardian.
Amended by Chapter 50, 1988 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 7 - Offenses Against the Family › Part 3 - Abortion › Section 323 - Public funds for support entities providing contraceptive or abortion services restricted.

76-7-323.
Public funds for support entities providing contraceptive or abortion services restricted.
No agency of the state or its political subdivisions shall approve any application for funds of the state or its political subdivisions to support, directly or indirectly, any organization or health care provider that provides contraceptive or abortion services to an unmarried minor without the prior written consent of the minor's parent or guardian. No institution shall be denied state or federal funds under relevant provisions of law on the ground that a person on its staff provides contraceptive or abortion services in that person's private practice outside of such institution.
Amended by Chapter 50, 1988 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 7 - Offenses Against the Family › Part 3 - Abortion › Section 324 - Violation of restrictions on public funds for contraceptive or abortion services as misdemeanor.

76-7-324.
Violation of restrictions on public funds for contraceptive or abortion services as misdemeanor.
Any agent of a state agency or political subdivision, acting alone or in concert with others, who violates Section 76-7-322, 76-7-323, or 76-7-331 is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
Amended by Chapter 271, 2004 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 7 - Offenses Against the Family › Part 3 - Abortion › Section 325 - Notice to parent or guardian of minor requesting contraceptive -- Definition of contraceptives -- Penalty for violation.

76-7-325.
Notice to parent or guardian of minor requesting contraceptive -- Definition of contraceptives -- Penalty for violation.
(1) Any person before providing contraceptives to a minor shall notify, whenever possible, the minor's parents or guardian of the service requested to be provided to such minor. Contraceptives shall be defined as appliances (including but not limited to intrauterine devices), drugs, or medicinal preparations intended or having special utility for prevention of conception.
(2) Any person in violation of this section shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
Enacted by Chapter 94, 1983 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 7 - Offenses Against the Family › Part 3 - Abortion › Section 326 - Partial birth abortions prohibited.

76-7-326.
Partial birth abortions prohibited.
Any physician who knowingly performs a partial birth abortion and thereby kills a human fetus shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, as provided under this part. This section does not apply to a partial birth abortion that is necessary to save the life of a mother whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself.
Enacted by Chapter 272, 2004 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 7 - Offenses Against the Family › Part 3 - Abortion › Section 327 - Remedies for father or maternal grandparents.

76-7-327.
Remedies for father or maternal grandparents.
(1) The father, if married to the mother at the time she receives a partial birth abortion, and if the mother has not attained the age of 18 years at the time of the abortion, the maternal grandparents of the fetus, may in a civil action obtain appropriate relief, unless the pregnancy resulted from the plaintiff's criminal conduct or the plaintiff consented to the abortion.
(2) Such relief shall include:
(a) money damages for all injuries, psychological and physical, occasioned by the violation of Section 76-7-326; and
(b) statutory damages equal to three times the cost of the partial birth abortion.
Amended by Chapter 13, 2010 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 7 - Offenses Against the Family › Part 3 - Abortion › Section 328 - Hearing to determine necessity of physician's conduct.

76-7-328.
Hearing to determine necessity of physician's conduct.
(1) A physician accused of an offense under Section 76-7-326 may seek a hearing before the Physicians Licensing Board created in Section 58-67-201, or the Osteopathic Physician and Surgeon's Licensing Board created in Section 58-68-201 on whether the physician's conduct was necessary to save the life of the mother whose life was endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself.
(2) The findings on that issue are admissible on that issue at the trial of the physician. Upon a motion from the physician, the court shall delay the beginning of the trial for not more than 30 days to permit such a hearing to take place.
Enacted by Chapter 272, 2004 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 7 - Offenses Against the Family › Part 3 - Abortion › Section 330 - Contingent continuance of prior law.

76-7-330.
Contingent continuance of prior law.
(1) If the implementation of Section 76-7-326 enacted by this bill is stayed or otherwise ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction to not be implemented, beginning on the day on which the implementation of Section 76-7-326 is stayed or otherwise ordered not to be implemented the statutes listed in Subsection (2) shall:
(a) be given effect as if this bill did not amend those statutes; and
(b) remain in effect as if not amended by this bill until the day on which a court orders that Section 76-7-326 may be implemented.
(2) Subsection (1) applies to:
(a) Section 76-7-301;
(b) Section 76-7-310.5; and
(c) Section 76-7-314.
(3) Nothing in this section prevents the Legislature from amending, repealing, or taking any other action regarding the sections listed in Subsection (2) in this or a subsequent session.
Enacted by Chapter 272, 2004 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 7 - Offenses Against the Family › Part 3 - Abortion › Section 331 - Public funding of abortion forbidden.

76-7-331.
Public funding of abortion forbidden.
(1) As used in this section, "damage to a major bodily function" refers only to injury or impairment of a physical nature and may not be interpreted to mean mental, psychological, or emotional harm, illness, or distress.
(2) Public funds of the state, its institutions, or its political subdivisions may not be used to pay or otherwise reimburse, either directly or indirectly, any person, agency, or facility for the performance of any induced abortion services unless:
(a) in the professional judgment of the pregnant woman's attending physician, the abortion is necessary to save the pregnant woman's life;
(b) the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest reported to law enforcement agencies, unless the woman was unable to report the crime for physical reasons or fear of retaliation; or
(c) in the professional judgment of the pregnant woman's attending physician, the abortion is necessary to prevent permanent, irreparable, and grave damage to a major bodily function of the pregnant woman provided that a caesarian procedure or other medical procedure that could also save the life of the child is not a viable option.
(3) Any officer or employee of the state who knowingly authorizes the use of funds prohibited by this section shall be dismissed from that person's office or position and the person's employment shall be immediately terminated.
Enacted by Chapter 271, 2004 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 7 - Offenses Against the Family › Part 3 - Abortion › Section 332 - Drugs known to be used for abortion -- Prescriber limitation -- Criminal penalties -- Pharmacy presumption for other use.

Effective 5/3/2023
76-7-332.
Drugs known to be used for abortion -- Prescriber limitation -- Criminal penalties -- Pharmacy presumption for other use.
(1) As used in the section, "abortion-related drug" means a drug or medication that is known to be used for the purpose of performing an abortion, and includes:
(a) methotrexate, or methotrexate with misoprostol;
(b) mifepristone, also known as mifeprex;
(c) misoprostol, also known as cytotec; and
(d) RU-486.
(2) An individual may not prescribe an abortion-related drug for the purpose of causing an abortion, unless the individual is licensed as a physician in this state under:
(a)Title 58, Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act; or
(b)Title 58, Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act.
(3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a class B misdemeanor.
(4)
(a) Any prescription or medical order for a drug that is known to possibly cause an abortion shall be presumed by a pharmacy to be for an indication other than for the termination of a pregnancy.
(b) A pharmacy dispensing a prescription or medical order for a drug that is known to possibly cause an abortion shall not be required to verify whether the prescription or medical order violates any provision of this chapter.
Enacted by Chapter 301, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 7 - Offenses Against the Family › Part 4 - Genetic Material Misuse › Section 401 - Definitions.

Effective 5/5/2021
76-7-401.
Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Assisted reproductive treatment" means a method of causing pregnancy by any means other than through sexual intercourse, including:
(a) intrauterine or intracervical insemination;
(b) donation of eggs or sperm;
(c) donation of embryos;
(d) in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer; and
(e) intracytoplasmic sperm injection.
(2) "Gamete" means a cell containing a haploid complement of DNA that has the potential to form an embryo when combined with another gamete, including:
(a) a sperm;
(b) an egg; or
(c) nuclear DNA from one individual combined with the:
(i) cytoplasm of another individual; or
(ii) cytoplasmic DNA of another individual.
(3) "Health care provider" means an individual listed in Subsection 78B-3-403(12).
Enacted by Chapter 133, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 7 - Offenses Against the Family › Part 4 - Genetic Material Misuse › Section 402 - Genetic material misuse.

Effective 5/5/2021
76-7-402.
Genetic material misuse.
(1) A health care provider may not knowingly use the health care provider's own gamete, when providing assisted reproductive treatment to a patient, without the patient's written consent.
(2) A health care provider who violates Subsection (1) is guilty of a third degree felony.
Enacted by Chapter 133, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 7a - Abortion Prohibition › Part 2 - Prohibition › Section 201 - Abortion prohibition -- Exceptions -- Penalties.

Effective 5/3/2023
76-7a-201.
Abortion prohibition -- Exceptions -- Penalties.
(1) An abortion may be performed in this state only under the following circumstances:
(a) the abortion is necessary to avert:
(i) the death of the woman on whom the abortion is performed; or
(ii) a serious physical risk of substantial impairment of a major bodily function of the woman on whom the abortion is performed;
(b) subject to Subsection (3), two physicians who practice maternal fetal medicine concur, in writing, in the patient's medical record that the fetus has a fetal abnormality that in the physicians' reasonable medical judgment is incompatible with life; or
(c) the unborn child has not reached 18 weeks gestational age and:
(i)
(A) the woman is pregnant as a result of:
(I) rape, as described in Section 76-5-402;
(II) rape of a child, as described in Section 76-5-402.1; or
(III) incest, as described in Subsection 76-5-406(2)(j) or Section 76-7-102; or
(B) the pregnant child is under the age of 14; and
(ii) before the abortion is performed, the physician who performs the abortion:
(A) for an abortion authorized under Subsection (1)(c)(i)(A), verifies that the incident described in Subsection (1)(c)(i)(A) has been reported to law enforcement; and
(B) if applicable, complies with requirements related to reporting suspicions of or known child abuse.
(2) An abortion may be performed only:
(a) by a physician; and
(b) in a hospital, unless it is necessary to perform the abortion in another location due to a medical emergency.
(3) If the unborn child has been diagnosed with a fetal abnormality that is incompatible with life, at the time of the diagnosis, the physician shall inform the woman, both verbally and in writing, that perinatal hospice services and perinatal palliative care are available and are an alternative to abortion.
(4) A person who performs an abortion in violation of this section is guilty of a second degree felony.
(5) In addition to the penalty described in Subsection (4), the department may take appropriate corrective action against a health care facility, including revoking the health care facility's license, if a violation of this chapter occurs at the health care facility.
(6) The department shall report a physician's violation of any provision of this section to the state entity that regulates the licensing of a physician.
(7) A physician who performs an abortion under Subsection (1)(c) shall:
(a) maintain an accurate record as to the manner in which the physician conducted the verification under Subsection (1)(c)(ii)(A); and
(b) report the information described in Subsection (7)(a) to the department in accordance with Section 76-7-313.
Amended by Chapter 158, 2023 General Session
Amended by Chapter 301, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 7a - Abortion Prohibition › Part 3 - Superseding Clause › Section 301 - Superseding clause.

Effective 6/24/2022
76-7a-301.
Superseding clause.
If, at the time this chapter takes effect, any provision in the Utah Code conflicts with a provision of this chapter, the provision of this chapter supersedes the conflicting provision.
Enacted by Chapter 279, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 8 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government › Part 1 - Corrupt Practices › Section 101 - Definitions.

Effective 7/1/2019
76-8-101.
Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Candidate for electoral office" means a person who files as a candidate for office under the laws of the state.
(2) "Party official" means a person holding any post in a political party whether by election, appointment, or otherwise.
(3) "Peace officer" means an employee of a police or law enforcement agency that is part of or administered by the state or any of its political subdivisions, and whose duties consist primarily of the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of criminal statutes or ordinances of this state or any of its political subdivisions.
(4)
(a) "Pecuniary benefit" means any advantage in the form of money, property, commercial interest, or anything else, the primary significance of which is economic gain.
(b) "Pecuniary benefit" does not include economic advantage applicable to the public generally, such as tax reduction or increased prosperity generally.
(5)
(a) "Public property" means real or personal property that is owned, held, or managed by a public entity.
(b) "Public property" includes real or personal property that is owned, held, or managed by a public entity after the real or personal property is transferred by the public entity to an independent contractor of the public entity.
(c) "Public property" remains public property while in the possession of an independent contractor of a public entity for the purpose of providing a program or service for, or on behalf of, the public entity.
Amended by Chapter 211, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 8 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government › Part 1 - Corrupt Practices › Section 102 - Campaign contributions not prohibited.

76-8-102.
Campaign contributions not prohibited.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the giving or receiving of campaign contributions made for the purpose of defraying the costs of a political campaign. No person shall be convicted of an offense solely on the evidence that a campaign contribution was made and that an appointment or nomination was subsequently made by the person to whose campaign or political party the contribution was made.
Enacted by Chapter 196, 1973 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 8 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government › Part 1 - Corrupt Practices › Section 103 - Bribery or offering a bribe.

76-8-103.
Bribery or offering a bribe.
(1) A person is guilty of bribery or offering a bribe if that person promises, offers, or agrees to give or gives, directly or indirectly, any benefit to another with the purpose or intent to influence an action, decision, opinion, recommendation, judgment, vote, nomination, or exercise of discretion of a public servant, party official, or voter.
(2) It is not a defense to a prosecution under this statute that:
(a) the person sought to be influenced was not qualified to act in the desired way, whether because the person had not assumed office, lacked jurisdiction, or for any other reason;
(b) the person sought to be influenced did not act in the desired way; or
(c) the benefit is not conferred, solicited, or accepted until after:
(i) the action, decision, opinion, recommendation, judgment, vote, nomination, or exercise of discretion, has occurred; or
(ii) the public servant ceases to be a public servant.
(3) Bribery or offering a bribe is:
(a) a third degree felony when the value of the benefit asked for, solicited, accepted, or conferred is less than $1,000; and
(b) a second degree felony when the value of the benefit asked for, solicited, accepted, or conferred is $1,000 or more.
Amended by Chapter 92, 1998 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 8 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government › Part 1 - Corrupt Practices › Section 104 - Threats to influence official or political action.

76-8-104.
Threats to influence official or political action.
(1) A person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor if he threatens any harm to a public servant, party official, or voter with a purpose of influencing his action, decision, opinion, recommendation, nomination, vote, or other exercise of discretion.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Harm" means any disadvantage or injury, pecuniary or otherwise, including disadvantage or injury to any other person or entity in whose welfare the public servant, party official, or voter is interested.
(b) "Public servant" does not include jurors.
Amended by Chapter 215, 1991 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 8 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government › Part 1 - Corrupt Practices › Section 105 - Receiving or soliciting bribe or bribery by public servant.

76-8-105.
Receiving or soliciting bribe or bribery by public servant.
(1) A person is guilty of receiving or soliciting a bribe if that person asks for, solicits, accepts, or receives, directly or indirectly, any benefit with the understanding or agreement that the purpose or intent is to influence an action, decision, opinion, recommendation, judgment, vote, nomination, or exercise of discretion, of a public servant, party official, or voter.
(2) It is not a defense to a prosecution under this statute that:
(a) the person sought to be influenced was not qualified to act in the desired way, whether because the person had not assumed office, lacked jurisdiction, or for any other reason;
(b) the person sought to be influenced did not act in the desired way; or
(c) the benefit is not asked for, conferred, solicited, or accepted until after:
(i) the action, decision, opinion, recommendation, judgment, vote, nomination, or exercise of discretion, has occurred; or
(ii) the public servant ceases to be a public servant.
(3) Receiving or soliciting a bribe is:
(a) a third degree felony when the value of the benefit asked for, solicited, accepted, or conferred is $1,000 or less; and
(b) a second degree felony when the value of the benefit asked for, solicited, accepted, or conferred exceeds $1,000.
Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 92, 1998 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 8 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government › Part 1 - Corrupt Practices › Section 106 - Receiving bribe or bribery for endorsement of person as public servant.

76-8-106.
Receiving bribe or bribery for endorsement of person as public servant.
A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if:
(1) He solicits, accepts, agrees to accept for himself, another person, or a political party, money or any other pecuniary benefit as compensation for his endorsement, nomination, appointment, approval, or disapproval of any person for a position as a public servant or for the advancement of any public servant; or
(2) He knowingly gives, offers, or promises any pecuniary benefit prohibited by paragraph (1).
Enacted by Chapter 196, 1973 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 8 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government › Part 1 - Corrupt Practices › Section 107 - Alteration of proposed legislative bill or resolution.

76-8-107.
Alteration of proposed legislative bill or resolution.
Every person who fraudulently alters the draft of any bill or resolution which has been presented to either of the houses composing the Legislature to be passed or adopted, with intent to procure its being passed or adopted by either house, or certified by the presiding officer of either house in language different from that intended by such house, is guilty of a felony of the third degree.
Amended by Chapter 32, 1974 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 8 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government › Part 1 - Corrupt Practices › Section 108 - Alteration of enrolled legislative bill or resolution.

76-8-108.
Alteration of enrolled legislative bill or resolution.
Every person who fraudulently alters the enrolled copy of any bill or resolution which has been passed or adopted by the Legislature with intent to procure it to be approved by the governor or certified by the Division of Archives, or printed or published by the printer of statutes in language different from that in which it was passed or adopted by the Legislature, is guilty of a felony of the third degree.
Amended by Chapter 21, 1985 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 8 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government › Part 1 - Corrupt Practices › Section 110 - Peace officer prohibited from acting as compensated collection agent for collection agencies or creditors.

76-8-110.
Peace officer prohibited from acting as compensated collection agent for collection agencies or creditors.
(1) A peace officer may not have any interest in any collection agency or act as a compensated collection agent for any creditor or collection agency.
(2) A person that violates this section is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
Amended by Chapter 128, 1992 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 8 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government › Part 2 - Abuse of Office › Section 201 - Official misconduct -- Unauthorized acts or failure of duty.

76-8-201.
Official misconduct -- Unauthorized acts or failure of duty.
A public servant is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if, with an intent to benefit himself or another or to harm another, he knowingly commits an unauthorized act which purports to be an act of his office, or knowingly refrains from performing a duty imposed on him by law or clearly inherent in the nature of his office.
Enacted by Chapter 196, 1973 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 8 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government › Part 2 - Abuse of Office › Section 202 - Official misconduct -- Unlawful acts based on "inside" information.

76-8-202.
Official misconduct -- Unlawful acts based on "inside" information.
A public servant is guilty of a class A misdemeanor if, knowing that official action is contemplated or in reliance on information which he has acquired by virtue of his office or from another public servant, which information has not been made public, he:
(1) acquires or divests himself of a pecuniary interest in any property, transaction, or enterprise which may be affected by such action or information;
(2) speculates or wagers on the basis of such action or information; or
(3) knowingly aids another to do any of the foregoing.
Amended by Chapter 241, 1991 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 8 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government › Part 2 - Abuse of Office › Section 203 - Unofficial misconduct.

76-8-203.
Unofficial misconduct.
(1) A person is guilty of unofficial misconduct if the person exercises or attempts to exercise any of the functions of a public office when the person:
(a) has not taken and filed the required oath of office;
(b) has failed to execute and file a required bond;
(c) has not been elected or appointed to office;
(d) exercises any of the functions of his office after his term has expired and the successor has been elected or appointed and has qualified, or after his office has been legally removed; or
(e) knowingly withholds or retains from his successor in office or other person entitled to the official seal or any records, papers, documents, or other writings appertaining or belonging to his office or mutilates or destroys or takes away the same.
(2) Unofficial misconduct is a class B misdemeanor.
Amended by Chapter 336, 2011 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 8 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government › Part 3 - Obstructing Governmental Operations › Section 301 - Interference with public servant.

Effective 5/12/2020
76-8-301.
Interference with public servant.
(1) An individual is guilty of interference with a public servant if the individual:
(a) uses force, violence, intimidation, or engages in any other unlawful act with a purpose to interfere with a public servant performing or purporting to perform an official function;
(b) obstructs, hinders, conceals, or prevents the lawful service of any legal process, civil or criminal, by any sheriff, constable, deputy sheriff, deputy constable, peace officer, private investigator, or any other person authorized to serve legal process; or
(c) on property that is owned, operated, or controlled by the state or a political subdivision of the state, willfully denies to a public servant lawful:
(i) freedom of movement;
(ii) use of the property or facilities; or
(iii) entry into or exit from the facilities.
(2) Interference with a public servant:
(a) under Subsection (1)(a) or (b) is a class B misdemeanor; and
(b) under Subsection (1)(c) is a class C misdemeanor.
(3) For purposes of this section, "public servant" does not include jurors.
Amended by Chapter 165, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 8 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government › Part 3 - Obstructing Governmental Operations › Section 301.5 - Failure to disclose identity.

Effective 5/14/2019
76-8-301.5.
Failure to disclose identity.
(1) A person is guilty of failure to disclose identity if during the period of time that the person is lawfully subjected to a stop as described in Section 77-7-15:
(a) a peace officer demands that the person disclose the person's name or date of birth;
(b) the demand described in Subsection (1)(a) is reasonably related to the circumstances justifying the stop;
(c) the disclosure of the person's name or date of birth by the person does not present a reasonable danger of self-incrimination in the commission of a crime; and
(d) the person fails to disclose the person's name or date of birth.
(2) Failure to disclose identity is a class B misdemeanor.
Amended by Chapter 411, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 8 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government › Part 3 - Obstructing Governmental Operations › Section 302 - Picketing or parading in or near court.

76-8-302.
Picketing or parading in or near court.
A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if he pickets or parades in or near a building which houses a court of this state with intent to obstruct access to that court or to affect the outcome of a case pending before that court.
Enacted by Chapter 196, 1973 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 8 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government › Part 3 - Obstructing Governmental Operations › Section 303 - Prevention of Legislature or public servants from meeting or organizing.

76-8-303.
Prevention of Legislature or public servants from meeting or organizing.
A person is guilty of a felony of the third degree if he intentionally and by force or fraud:
(1) Prevents the Legislature, or either of the houses composing it, or any of the members thereof, from meeting or organizing; or
(2) Prevents any other public servant from meeting or organizing to perform a lawful governmental function.
Enacted by Chapter 196, 1973 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 8 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government › Part 3 - Obstructing Governmental Operations › Section 305 - Interference with peace officer.

Effective 5/9/2017
76-8-305.
Interference with peace officer.
(1) A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if the person knows, or by the exercise of reasonable care should have known, that a peace officer is seeking to effect a lawful arrest or detention of that person or another person and interferes with the arrest or detention by:
(a) use of force or any weapon;
(b) refusing to perform any act required by lawful order:
(i) necessary to effect the arrest or detention; and
(ii) made by a peace officer involved in the arrest or detention; or
(c) refusing to refrain from performing any act that would impede the arrest or detention.
(2) Recording the actions of a law enforcement officer with a camera, mobile phone, or other photographic device, while the officer is performing official duties in plain view, does not by itself constitute:
(a) interference with the officer;
(b) willful resistance;
(c) disorderly conduct; or
(d) obstruction of justice.
Amended by Chapter 312, 2017 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 8 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government › Part 3 - Obstructing Governmental Operations › Section 305.5 - Failure to stop at the command of a peace officer.

Effective 5/8/2018
76-8-305.5.
Failure to stop at the command of a peace officer.
A person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor who flees from or otherwise attempts to elude a peace officer:
(1) after the officer has issued a verbal or visual command to stop;
(2) for the purpose of avoiding arrest; and
(3) by any means other than a violation of Section 41-6a-210 regarding failure to stop a vehicle at the command of a law enforcement officer.
Amended by Chapter 133, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 8 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government › Part 3 - Obstructing Governmental Operations › Section 306.5 - Obstructing service of a Board of Pardons' warrant or a probationer order to show cause.

76-8-306.5.
Obstructing service of a Board of Pardons' warrant or a probationer order to show cause.
A person is guilty of a third degree felony who:
(1) knows that the Board of Pardons and Parole has issued a warrant for a parolee or that a court has issued an order to show cause regarding a defendant's violation of the terms of probation; and
(2)
(a) harbors or conceals the parolee or probationer;
(b) provides the parolee or probationer with transportation, disguise, or other means or assistance to avoid discovery; or
(c) warns the parolee or probationer of his impending discovery.
Enacted by Chapter 155, 2007 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 8 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government › Part 3 - Obstructing Governmental Operations › Section 307 - Failure to aid peace officer.

76-8-307.
Failure to aid peace officer.
A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if, upon command by a peace officer identifiable or identified by him as such, he unreasonably fails or refuses to aid the peace officer in effecting an arrest or in preventing the commission of any offense by another person.
Enacted by Chapter 196, 1973 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 8 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government › Part 3 - Obstructing Governmental Operations › Section 308 - Acceptance of bribe or bribery to prevent criminal prosecution -- Defense.

76-8-308.
Acceptance of bribe or bribery to prevent criminal prosecution -- Defense.
(1) A person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor if he:
(a) solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit as consideration for his refraining from initiating or aiding in a criminal prosecution; or
(b) confers, offers, or agrees to confer any benefit upon another as consideration for the person refraining from initiating or aiding in a criminal prosecution.
(2) It is an affirmative defense that the value of the benefit did not exceed an amount which the actor believed to be due as restitution or indemnification for the loss caused or to be caused by the offense.
Amended by Chapter 241, 1991 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 8 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government › Part 3 - Obstructing Governmental Operations › Section 311.1 - Secure areas -- Items prohibited -- Penalty.

Effective 5/3/2023
76-8-311.1.
Secure areas -- Items prohibited -- Penalty.
(1) In addition to the definitions in Section 76-10-501, as used in this section:
(a) "Correctional facility" has the same meaning as defined in Section 76-8-311.3.
(b) "Explosive" has the same meaning as defined for "explosive, chemical, or incendiary device" defined in Section 76-10-306.
(c) "Law enforcement facility" means a facility which is owned, leased, or operated by a law enforcement agency.
(d) "Mental health facility" has the same meaning as defined in Section 26B-5-301.
(e)
(i) "Secure area" means any area into which certain persons are restricted from transporting any firearm, ammunition, dangerous weapon, or explosive.
(ii) A "secure area" may not include any area normally accessible to the public.
(2)
(a) A person in charge of the State Tax Commission or a correctional, law enforcement, or mental health facility may establish secure areas within the facility and may prohibit or control by rule any firearm, ammunition, dangerous weapon, or explosive.
(b) Subsections (2)(a), (3), (4), (5), and (6) apply to higher education secure area hearing rooms referred to in Subsections 53B-3-103(2)(a)(ii) and (b).
(3) At least one notice shall be prominently displayed at each entrance to an area in which a firearm, ammunition, dangerous weapon, or explosive is restricted.
(4)
(a) Provisions shall be made to provide a secure weapons storage area so that persons entering the secure area may store their weapons prior to entering the secure area.
(b) The entity operating the facility shall be responsible for weapons while they are stored in the storage area.
(5) It is a defense to any prosecution under this section that the accused, in committing the act made criminal by this section, acted in conformity with the facility's rule or policy established pursuant to this section.
(6)
(a) Any person who knowingly or intentionally transports into a secure area of a facility any firearm, ammunition, or dangerous weapon is guilty of a third degree felony.
(b) Any person violates Section 76-10-306 who knowingly or intentionally transports, possesses, distributes, or sells any explosive in a secure area of a facility.
Amended by Chapter 330, 2023 General Session