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2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 15 - Bus Passenger Safety Act › Section 1503 - Definitions.

76-10-1503.
Definitions.
As used in this act:
(1) "Bus" means any passenger bus or coach or other motor vehicle having a seating capacity of 15 or more passengers operated by a bus company for the purpose of carrying passengers or cargo for hire and includes a transit vehicle, as defined in Section 17B-2a-802, of a public transit district under Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 8, Public Transit District Act.
(2) "Bus company" or "company" means any person, group of persons or corporation providing for-hire transportation to passengers or cargo by bus upon the highways in the state, including passengers and cargo in interstate or intrastate travel. These terms also include local public bodies, public transit districts, municipalities, public corporations, boards and commissions established under the laws of the state providing transportation to passengers or cargo by bus upon the highways in the state, whether or not for hire.
(3) "Charter" means a group of persons, pursuant to a common purpose and under a single contract, and at a fixed charge in accordance with a bus company's tariff, which has acquired the exclusive use of a bus to travel together to a specified destination or destinations.
(4) "Passenger" means any person transported or served by a bus company, including persons accompanying or meeting another being transported, any person shipping or receiving cargo and any person purchasing a ticket or receiving a pass.
(5) "Terminal" means a bus station or depot or any other facility operated or leased by or operated on behalf of a bus company and includes a transit facility, as defined in Section 17B-2a-802, of a public transit district under Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 8, Public Transit District Act. This term includes a reasonable area immediately adjacent to any designated stop along the route traveled by any bus operated by a bus company and parking lots or areas adjacent to terminals.
Amended by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 15 - Bus Passenger Safety Act › Section 1504 - Bus hijacking -- Assault with intent to commit hijacking -- Use of a dangerous weapon -- Penalties.

Effective 5/4/2022
76-10-1504.
Bus hijacking -- Assault with intent to commit hijacking -- Use of a dangerous weapon -- Penalties.
(1)
(a) A person is guilty of bus hijacking if the person seizes or exercises control, by force or violence or threat of force or violence, of a bus within the state.
(b) Bus hijacking is a first degree felony.
(2)
(a) A person is guilty of assault with the intent to commit bus hijacking if the person intimidates, threatens, or commits assault or battery toward a driver, attendant, guard, or any other person in control of a bus so as to interfere with the performance of duties by the person.
(b) Assault with the intent to commit bus hijacking is a second degree felony.
(3) A person who, in the commission of assault with intent to commit bus hijacking, uses a dangerous weapon, as defined in Section 76-1-101.5, is guilty of a first degree felony.
Amended by Chapter 181, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 15 - Bus Passenger Safety Act › Section 1505 - Discharging firearms and hurling missiles into buses and terminals -- Exception.

76-10-1505.
Discharging firearms and hurling missiles into buses and terminals -- Exception.
(1) Any person who discharges a firearm or hurls a missile at or into any bus or terminal shall be guilty of a third degree felony.
(2) The prohibition of this section does not apply to elected or appointed peace officers or commercial security personnel who discharge firearms or hurl missiles in the course and scope of their employment.
Amended by Chapter 97, 1999 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 15 - Bus Passenger Safety Act › Section 1506 - Threatening breach of peace -- Disorderly conduct -- Foul language -- Refusing requests -- Use of controlled substance, liquor, or tobacco -- Ejection of passenger.

76-10-1506.
Threatening breach of peace -- Disorderly conduct -- Foul language -- Refusing requests -- Use of controlled substance, liquor, or tobacco -- Ejection of passenger.
(1) A person is guilty of a class C misdemeanor, if the person:
(a) threatens a breach of the peace, is disorderly, or uses obscene, profane, or vulgar language on a bus;
(b) is in or upon any bus while unlawfully under the influence of a controlled substance as defined in Section 58-37-2;
(c) fails to obey a reasonable request or order of a bus driver, bus company representative, a nondrinking designee other than the driver as provided in Subsection 32B-4-415(4)(c)(ii), or other person in charge or control of a bus or terminal;
(d) ingests any controlled substance, unless prescribed by a physician or medical facility, in or upon any bus, or drinks intoxicating liquor in or upon any bus, except a chartered bus as defined and provided in Sections 32B-1-102 and 41-6a-526; or
(e) smokes tobacco or other products in or upon any bus, except a chartered bus.
(2) If any person violates Subsection (1), the driver of the bus or person in charge thereof may stop at the place where the offense is committed or at the next regular or convenient stopping place and remove such person, using only such force as may be necessary to accomplish the removal, and the driver or person in charge may request the assistance of passengers to assist in the removal.
(3) The driver or person in charge may cause the person so removed to be detained and delivered to the proper authorities.
Amended by Chapter 276, 2010 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 15 - Bus Passenger Safety Act › Section 1507 - Exclusion of persons without bona fide business from terminal -- Dangerous materials -- Surveillance devices and seizure of offending materials -- Detention of violators -- Private security personnel.

Effective 5/10/2016
76-10-1507.
Exclusion of persons without bona fide business from terminal -- Dangerous materials -- Surveillance devices and seizure of offending materials -- Detention of violators -- Private security personnel.
(1)
(a) In order to provide for the safety, welfare and comfort of passengers, a bus company may refuse admission to terminals to a person not having bona fide business within the terminal.
(b) The refusal may not be inconsistent or contrary to state or federal laws or regulations, or to an ordinance of the political subdivision in which the terminal is located.
(c) An authorized bus company representative may require a person in a terminal to identify himself and state his business.
(d) Failure to comply with a request under Subsection (1)(c) or to state an acceptable business purpose is grounds for the representative to request that the person depart the terminal.
(e) A person who refuses to comply with a request made under Subsection (1)(d) is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
(2)
(a) A person who carries any highly flammable or hazardous material or device into a terminal or aboard a bus is guilty of a third degree felony.
(b) The bus company may employ reasonable means, including mechanical, electronic or x-ray devices to detect the items concealed in baggage or upon the person of a passenger.
(c) Upon the discovery of an item referred to in Subsection (2)(a), the company may obtain possession and retain custody of the item until it is transferred to a peace officer.
(3)
(a) An authorized bus company representative may detain within a terminal or bus any person violating the provisions of this section for a reasonable time until law enforcement authorities arrive.
(b) The detention does not constitute unlawful imprisonment and neither the bus company nor the representative is civilly or criminally liable upon grounds of unlawful imprisonment or assault, provided that only reasonable and necessary force is exercised against the detained person.
(4)
(a) A bus company may employ or contract for private security personnel.
(b) The personnel may:
(i) detain within a terminal or bus a person violating this section for a reasonable time until law enforcement authorities arrive; and
(ii) use reasonable and necessary force in subduing or detaining the person.
Amended by Chapter 399, 2016 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 15 - Bus Passenger Safety Act › Section 1508 - Theft of baggage or cargo.

76-10-1508.
Theft of baggage or cargo.
Any person who removes any baggage, cargo or other item transported upon a bus or stored in a terminal without consent of the owner of the property or the bus company, or its duly authorized representative is guilty of theft and shall be punished pursuant to section 76-6-404.
Enacted by Chapter 72, 1979 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 15 - Bus Passenger Safety Act › Section 1509 - Obstructing operation of bus.

76-10-1509.
Obstructing operation of bus.
Any person who unlawfully obstructs or impedes by force or violence, or any means of intimidation, the regular operation of a bus is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
Enacted by Chapter 72, 1979 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 15 - Bus Passenger Safety Act › Section 1510 - Obstructing operation of bus -- Conspiracy.

76-10-1510.
Obstructing operation of bus -- Conspiracy.
Two or more persons who willfully combine or conspire to violate Section 76-10-1509 shall each be guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
Amended by Chapter 229, 2007 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 15 - Bus Passenger Safety Act › Section 1511 - Cumulative and supplemental nature of act.

76-10-1511.
Cumulative and supplemental nature of act.
The provisions of this act shall be cumulative and supplemental to the provisions of any other law of the state.
Enacted by Chapter 72, 1979 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 16 - Pattern of Unlawful Activity Act › Section 1601 - Short title.

76-10-1601.
Short title.
This act is the "Pattern of Unlawful Activity Act."
Amended by Chapter 238, 1987 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 16 - Pattern of Unlawful Activity Act › Section 1603 - Unlawful acts.

76-10-1603.
Unlawful acts.
(1) It is unlawful for any person who has received any proceeds derived, whether directly or indirectly, from a pattern of unlawful activity in which the person has participated as a principal, to use or invest, directly or indirectly, any part of that income, or the proceeds of the income, or the proceeds derived from the investment or use of those proceeds, in the acquisition of any interest in, or the establishment or operation of, any enterprise.
(2) It is unlawful for any person through a pattern of unlawful activity to acquire or maintain, directly or indirectly, any interest in or control of any enterprise.
(3) It is unlawful for any person employed by or associated with any enterprise to conduct or participate, whether directly or indirectly, in the conduct of that enterprise's affairs through a pattern of unlawful activity.
(4) It is unlawful for any person to conspire to violate any provision of Subsection (1), (2), or (3).
Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 238, 1987 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 16 - Pattern of Unlawful Activity Act › Section 1603.5 - Violation a felony -- Costs -- Fines -- Divestiture -- Restrictions -- Dissolution or reorganization -- Prior restraint.

76-10-1603.5.
Violation a felony -- Costs -- Fines -- Divestiture -- Restrictions -- Dissolution or reorganization -- Prior restraint.
(1) A person who violates any provision of Section 76-10-1603 is guilty of a second degree felony. In addition to penalties prescribed by law, the court may order the person found guilty of the felony to pay to the state, if the attorney general brought the action, or to the county, if the county attorney or district attorney brought the action, the costs of investigating and prosecuting the offense and the costs of securing the forfeitures provided for in this section.
(2) In lieu of a fine otherwise authorized by law for a violation of Section 76-10-1603, a defendant who derives net proceeds from a conduct prohibited by Section 76-10-1603 may be fined not more than twice the amount of the net proceeds.
(3) Upon conviction for violating any provision of Section 76-10-1603, and in addition to any penalty prescribed by law, the court may do any or all of the following:
(a) order restitution to any victim or rightful owner of property obtained, directly or indirectly, from:
(i) the conduct constituting the pattern of unlawful activity; or
(ii) any act or conduct constituting the pattern of unlawful activity that is proven as part of the violation of any provision of Section 76-10-1603;
(b) order the person to divest himself of any interest in or any control, direct or indirect, of any enterprise;
(c) impose reasonable restrictions on the future activities or investments of any person, including prohibiting the person from engaging in the same type of endeavor as the enterprise engaged in, to the extent the Utah Constitution and the Constitution of the United States permit; or
(d) order the dissolution or reorganization of any enterprise.
(4) If a violation of Section 76-10-1603 is based on a pattern of unlawful activity consisting of acts or conduct in violation of Section 76-10-1204, 76-10-1205, 76-10-1206, or 76-10-1222, the court may not enter any order that would amount to a prior restraint on the exercise of an affected party's rights under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States or Utah Constitution Article I, Section 15.
(5) For purposes of this section, the "net proceeds" of an offense means property acquired as a result of the violation minus the direct costs of acquiring the property.
Amended by Chapter 394, 2013 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 16 - Pattern of Unlawful Activity Act › Section 1604 - Enforcement authority of peace officers.

76-10-1604.
Enforcement authority of peace officers.
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, peace officers in the state of Utah shall have authority to enforce the criminal provisions of this act by initiating investigations, assisting grand juries, obtaining indictments, filing informations, and assisting in the prosecution of criminal cases through the attorney general or county attorneys' offices.
Enacted by Chapter 94, 1981 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 16 - Pattern of Unlawful Activity Act › Section 1607 - Evidentiary value of criminal judgment in civil proceeding.

76-10-1607.
Evidentiary value of criminal judgment in civil proceeding.
A final judgment or decree rendered in favor of the state or a county in any criminal proceeding brought by this state or a county shall preclude the defendant from denying the essential allegations of the criminal offense in any subsequent civil proceeding.
Enacted by Chapter 94, 1981 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 16 - Pattern of Unlawful Activity Act › Section 1608 - Severability clause.

76-10-1608.
Severability clause.
If any part or application of the Utah Pattern of Unlawful Activity Act is held invalid, the remainder of this part, or its application to other situations or persons, is not affected.
Amended by Chapter 238, 1987 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 16 - Pattern of Unlawful Activity Act › Section 1609 - Prospective application.

76-10-1609.
Prospective application.
The amendments to the Utah Pattern of Unlawful Activity Act are prospective in nature and apply only to civil causes of action accruing after the effective date of this act. However, crimes committed prior to the effective date of this act may comprise part of a pattern of unlawful activity if at least one of the criminal episodes comprising that pattern occurs after the effective date of this act and the pattern otherwise meets the definition of pattern of unlawful activity as defined in Section 76-10-1602.
Enacted by Chapter 238, 1987 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 19 - Money Laundering and Currency Transaction Reporting Act › Section 1901 - Short title.

76-10-1901.
Short title.
This part is known as the Money Laundering and Currency Transaction Reporting Act.
Enacted by Chapter 241, 1989 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 19 - Money Laundering and Currency Transaction Reporting Act › Section 1903 - Money laundering.

76-10-1903.
Money laundering.
(1) A person commits the offense of money laundering who:
(a) transports, receives, or acquires the property which is in fact proceeds of the specified unlawful activity, knowing that the property involved represents the proceeds of some form of unlawful activity;
(b) makes proceeds of unlawful activity available to another by transaction, transportation, or other means, knowing that the proceeds are intended to be used for the purpose of continuing or furthering the commission of specified unlawful activity;
(c) conducts a transaction knowing the property involved in the transaction represents the proceeds of some form of unlawful activity with the intent:
(i) to promote the unlawful activity;
(ii) to conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, ownership, or control of the property; or
(iii) to avoid a transaction reporting requirement under this chapter or under federal law; or
(d) knowingly accepts or receives property which is represented to be proceeds of unlawful activity.
(2) Under Subsection (1)(d), knowledge that the property represents the proceeds of unlawful activity may be established by proof that a law enforcement officer or an individual acting at the request of a law enforcement officer made the representations and the person's subsequent statements or actions indicate that the person believed those representations to be true.
Amended by Chapter 74, 2009 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 19 - Money Laundering and Currency Transaction Reporting Act › Section 1904 - Money laundering -- Penalty.

76-10-1904.
Money laundering -- Penalty.
(1) A person who violates Subsection 76-10-1903(1)(a), (b), or (c) is guilty of a second degree felony.
(2) A person who violates Subsection 76-10-1903(1)(d) is guilty of a third degree felony.
Amended by Chapter 17, 1996 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 19 - Money Laundering and Currency Transaction Reporting Act › Section 1906 - Reporting -- Criminal and civil penalties -- Enforcement.

76-10-1906.
Reporting -- Criminal and civil penalties -- Enforcement.
(1)
(a) A person engaged in a trade or business, except a financial institution, who receives more than $10,000 as described in Subsection (1)(b) shall complete and file with the State Bureau of Investigation the information required by 26 U.S.C. Sec. 6050I, concerning returns relating to currency received in trade or business.
(b) Subsection (1)(a) applies if the person described in Subsection (1) receives more than $10,000 in domestic or foreign currency:
(i) in one transaction; or
(ii) through two or more related transactions during one business day.
(c) A person who knowingly and intentionally fails to comply with the reporting requirements of this Subsection (1) is:
(i) on a first conviction, guilty of a class C misdemeanor; and
(ii) on a second or subsequent conviction, guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(d) A person is guilty of a third degree felony who knowingly and intentionally violates this Subsection (1) and the violation is committed either:
(i) in furtherance of the commission of any other violation of state law; or
(ii) as part of a pattern of illegal activity involving transactions exceeding $100,000 in any 12-month period.
(2)
(a) The State Bureau of Investigation and the Office of the Attorney General:
(i) shall enforce compliance with Subsection (1); and
(ii) are custodians of and have access to all information and documents filed under Subsection (1).
(b) The information is confidential, except a law enforcement agency, county attorney, or district attorney, when establishing a clear need for the information for investigative purposes, shall have access to the information and shall maintain the information in a confidential manner except as otherwise provided by the Utah Rules of Criminal Procedure.
Amended by Chapter 268, 2008 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 19 - Money Laundering and Currency Transaction Reporting Act › Section 1907 - Separate offenses.

76-10-1907.
Separate offenses.
(1) Under this part each individual currency transaction exceeding $10,000 and made in violation of Subsection 76-10-1906(1) or each financial transaction in violation of Section 76-10-1903 or 76-10-1904 involving the movement of funds in excess of $10,000 is a separate punishable offense.
(2) Under this part each failure to file a report as required under Subsection 76-10-1906(1) is a separate punishable offense.
Enacted by Chapter 241, 1989 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 20 - Security of Research Facilities › Section 2001 - Definitions.

76-10-2001.
Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Building," in addition to its commonly-accepted meaning, means any watercraft, aircraft, trailer, sleeping car, or other structure or vehicle adapted for overnight accommodations of persons or for carrying on business and includes:
(a) each separately secured or occupied portion of the building or vehicle; and
(b) each structure appurtenant or connected to the building or vehicle.
(2) "Enter" means:
(a) an intrusion of any part of the body; or
(b) the intrusion of any physical object, sound wave, light ray, electronic signal, or other means of intrusion under the control of the actor.
(3) "Research" means studious and serious inquiry, examination, investigation, or experimentation aimed at the discovery, examination, or accumulation of facts, data, devices, theories, technologies, or applications done for any public, governmental, proprietorial, or teaching purpose.
(4) "Research facility" means any building, or separately secured yard, pad, pond, laboratory, pasture, pen, or corral which is not open to the public, the major use of which is to conduct research, to house research subjects, to store supplies, equipment, samples, specimens, records, data, prototypes, or other property used in or generated from research.
Enacted by Chapter 179, 1989 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 20 - Security of Research Facilities › Section 2002 - Burglary of a research facility -- Penalties.

76-10-2002.
Burglary of a research facility -- Penalties.
(1) A person is guilty of burglary of a research facility if he enters or remains unlawfully in a research facility with the intent to:
(a) obtain unauthorized control over any property, sample, specimen, record, data, test result, or proprietary information in the facility;
(b) alter or eradicate any sample, specimen, record, data, test result, or proprietary information in the facility;
(c) damage, deface, or destroy any property in the facility;
(d) release from confinement or remove any animal or biological vector in the facility regardless of whether or not that animal or vector is dangerous;
(e) commit an assault on any person;
(f) commit any other felony; or
(g) interfere with the personnel or operations of a research facility through any conduct that does not constitute an assault.
(2) A person who violates Subsection (1)(g) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. A person who violates any other provision in this section is guilty of a felony of the second degree.
Enacted by Chapter 179, 1989 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 21 - Misuse of Recycling Bins › Section 2101 - Use of recycling bins -- Prohibited items -- Penalties.

76-10-2101.
Use of recycling bins -- Prohibited items -- Penalties.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Recycling" means the process of collecting materials diverted from the waste stream for reuse.
(b) "Recycling bin" means any receptacle made available to the public by a governmental entity or private business for the collection of any source-separated item for recycling purposes.
(2) It is an infraction to place any prohibited item or substance in a recycling bin if the bin is posted with the following information printed legibly in basic English:
(a) a descriptive list of the items that may be deposited in the recycling bin, entitled in boldface capital letters: "ITEMS YOU MAY DEPOSIT IN THIS RECYCLING BIN:";
(b) at the end of the list in Subsection (2)(a), the following statement in boldface capital letters: "REMOVING FROM THIS BIN ANY ITEM THAT IS LISTED ABOVE AND THAT YOU DID NOT PLACE IN THE CONTAINER IS THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF THEFT, PUNISHABLE BY LAW.";
(c) the following statement in boldface capital letters: "DEPOSIT OF ANY OTHER ITEM IN THIS RECYCLING BIN IS AGAINST THE LAW.";
(d) the following statement in boldface capital letters, posted on the recycling collection container in close proximity to the notices required under Subsections (2)(a), (b), and (c): "PLACING ANY ITEM OR SUBSTANCE IN THIS RECYCLING BIN OTHER THAN THOSE ALLOWED IN THE LIST POSTED ON THIS BIN IS AN INFRACTION, PUNISHABLE BY A MAXIMUM FINE OF $750."; and
(e) the name and telephone number of the entity that owns the recycling bin or is responsible for its placement and maintenance.
Amended by Chapter 324, 2010 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 22 - Public Health Offenses › Section 2201 - Unlawful body piercing and tattooing of a minor -- Penalties.

76-10-2201.
Unlawful body piercing and tattooing of a minor -- Penalties.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Body piercing" means the creation of an opening in the body, excluding the ear, for the purpose of inserting jewelry or other decoration.
(b) "Consent of a minor's parent or legal guardian" means the presence of a parent or legal guardian during the performance of body piercing or tattooing upon the minor after the parent or legal guardian has provided:
(i) reasonable proof of personal identity and familial relationship; and
(ii) written permission signed by the parent or legal guardian authorizing the performance of body piercing or tattooing upon the minor.
(c) "Minor" means a person younger than 18 years of age who:
(i) is not married; and
(ii) has not been declared emancipated by a court of law.
(d) "Tattoo" means to fix an indelible mark or figure upon the body by inserting a pigment under the skin or by producing scars.
(2) A person is guilty of unlawful body piercing of a minor if the person performs or offers to perform a body piercing:
(a) upon a minor;
(b) without receiving the consent of the minor's parent or legal guardian; and
(c) for remuneration or in the course of a business or profession.
(3) A person is guilty of unlawful tattooing of a minor if the person performs or offers to perform a tattooing:
(a) upon a minor;
(b) without receiving the consent of the minor's parent or legal guardian; and
(c) for remuneration or in the course of a business or profession.
(4) A person is not guilty of Subsection (2) or (3), if the person:
(a) has no actual knowledge of the minor's age; and
(b) reviews, photocopies, and retains the photocopy of an apparently valid driver license or other government-issued picture identification for the minor that expressly purports that the minor is 18 years of age or older before the person performs the body piercing or tattooing.
(5)
(a) A person who violates Subsection (2) or (3) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
(b) The owner or operator of a business in which a violation of Subsection (2) or (3) occurs is subject to a civil penalty of $1,000 for each violation.
Amended by Chapter 329, 2013 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 22 - Public Health Offenses › Section 2202 - Leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle.

76-10-2202.
Leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Child" means a person who is younger than nine years old.
(b) "Enclosed compartment" means any enclosed area of a motor vehicle, including the passenger compartment, regardless of whether a door, window, or hatch is left open.
(c) "Motor vehicle" means an automobile, truck, truck tractor, bus, or any other self-propelled vehicle.
(2) A person who is responsible for a child is guilty of a class C misdemeanor if:
(a) the person intentionally, recklessly, knowingly, or with criminal negligence leaves the child in an enclosed compartment of a motor vehicle;
(b) the motor vehicle is on:
(i) public property; or
(ii) private property that is open to the general public;
(c) the child is not supervised by a person who is at least nine years old; and
(d) the conditions present a risk to the child of:
(i) hyperthermia;
(ii) hypothermia; or
(iii) dehydration.
(3) This section does not apply if the person's conduct that constitutes a violation of this section is subject to a greater penalty under another provision of state law.
(4) This section preempts enforcement of a local law or ordinance that makes it an infraction or a criminal offense to engage in the conduct that constitutes a misdemeanor under this section.
(5) Notwithstanding any provision of state law to the contrary, a conviction under this section may not be used by a state or local government entity as grounds for revoking, refusing to grant, or refusing to renew, a license or permit, including a license or permit relating to the provision of day care or child care.
Enacted by Chapter 204, 2011 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 22 - Public Health Offenses › Section 2203 - Possession, sale, or use of an adulterant or synthetic urine.

Effective 5/14/2019
76-10-2203.
Possession, sale, or use of an adulterant or synthetic urine.
(1) As used in this section, "adulterant" means a substance that may be added to human urine or another human bodily fluid to change, dilute, or interfere with the composition, chemical properties, physical appearance, or physical properties of the urine or other bodily fluid.
(2) Under circumstances not amounting to a violation of Section 76-8-510.5, it is unlawful for a person to:
(a) distribute, possess, or sell synthetic urine;
(b) distribute or sell an adulterant with:
(i) intent that the adulterant be used to defeat or defraud an alcohol or drug screening test; or
(ii) knowledge that the recipient of the adulterant intends to use the adulterant to defeat or defraud an alcohol or drug screening test;
(c) possess an adulterant with intent to use the adulterant to defeat or defraud an alcohol or drug screening test; or
(d) intentionally use:
(i) an adulterant to defeat or defraud an alcohol or drug screening test;
(ii) the person's urine or bodily fluid to defeat or defraud an alcohol or drug screening test if the urine or bodily fluid was expelled or withdrawn before the time at which the urine or bodily fluid is collected for the test; or
(iii) the urine or bodily fluid of another person to defeat or defraud an alcohol or drug screening test.
(3) A person who violates this section is guilty of an infraction.
(4) A person is not guilty of a violation of this section for engaging in conduct described in this section for the sole purpose of education or medical or scientific research.
(5) This section does not apply to persons currently under:
(a) court-ordered supervision; or
(b) the supervision of the Board of Pardons and Parole.
(6) An entity that collects specimens for the purpose of testing and screening, and reports the results back to an employer shall report to the employer and the Department of Public Safety if a report is received that indicates that adulterated or synthetic urine was submitted for an alcohol or drug screening test.
Enacted by Chapter 97, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 22 - Public Health Offenses › Section 2204 - Duty to report drug diversion.

Effective 5/3/2023
76-10-2204.
Duty to report drug diversion.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Diversion" means a practitioner's transfer of a significant amount of drugs to another for an unlawful purpose.
(b) "Drug" means a Schedule II or Schedule III controlled substance, as defined in Section 58-37-4, that is an opiate.
(c) "HIPAA" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-3-126.
(d) "Opiate" means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-37-2.
(e) "Practitioner" means an individual:
(i) licensed, registered, or otherwise authorized by the appropriate jurisdiction to administer, dispense, distribute, or prescribe a drug in the course of professional practice; or
(ii) employed by a person who is licensed, registered, or otherwise authorized by the appropriate jurisdiction to administer, dispense, distribute, or prescribe a drug in the course of professional practice or standard operations.
(f) "Significant amount" means an aggregate amount equal to, or more than, 500 morphine milligram equivalents calculated in accordance with guidelines developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
(2) An individual is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if the individual:
(a) knows that a practitioner is involved in diversion; and
(b) knowingly fails to report the diversion to a peace officer or law enforcement agency.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to the extent that an individual is prohibited from reporting by 42 C.F.R. Part 2 or HIPAA.
Amended by Chapter 330, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 23 - Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor › Section 2301 - Contributing to the delinquency of a minor -- Definitions -- Penalties.

76-10-2301.
Contributing to the delinquency of a minor -- Definitions -- Penalties.
(1) For purposes of this part:
(a) "Adult" means a person 18 years of age or older.
(b) "Minor" means a person younger than 18 years of age.
(2) Any adult who commits any act or engages in any conduct which he knows or should know would have the effect of causing or encouraging a minor to commit an act which would be a misdemeanor or infraction criminal violation of any federal or state statute or any county or municipal ordinance if committed by an adult is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
(3) A violation of Subsection (2) does not require that the minor be found to be delinquent or to have committed a delinquent act.
(4) An offense committed under Subsection (2) is in addition to any completed or inchoate offense which the actor may have committed personally or as a party.
Amended by Chapter 105, 2000 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 24 - Commercial Obstruction › Section 2401 - Definitions.

76-10-2401.
Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Building", in addition to its commonly accepted meaning, means any watercraft, aircraft, trailer, sleeping car, or other structure or vehicle adapted for overnight accommodations of persons or for carrying on business and includes:
(a) each separately secured or occupied portion of the building or vehicle; and
(b) each structure appurtenant or connected to the building or vehicle.
(2) "Business" means a retail business dealing in tangible personal property.
(3) "Enter" means:
(a) an intrusion of any part of the body; or
(b) the intrusion of any physical object under the control of the actor.
Amended by Chapter 31, 2002 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 24 - Commercial Obstruction › Section 2402 - Commercial obstruction -- Penalties.

76-10-2402.
Commercial obstruction -- Penalties.
(1)
(a) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person enters or remains unlawfully on the premises of or in a building of any business with the intent to interfere with the employees, customers, personnel, or operations of a business through any conduct that does not constitute an offense listed under Subsection (2).
(b) A violation of Subsection (1)(a) is a class A misdemeanor.
(2) A person is guilty of felony commercial obstruction if the person enters or remains unlawfully on the premises or in a building of any business with the intent to interfere with the employees, customers, personnel, or operations of a business and also with the intent to:
(a) obtain unauthorized control over any merchandise, property, records, data, or proprietary information of the business;
(b) alter, eradicate, or remove any merchandise, records, data, or proprietary information of the business;
(c) damage, deface, or destroy any property on the premises of the business;
(d) commit an assault on any person; or
(e) commit any other felony.
(3) A person who violates any provision in Subsection (2) is guilty of a second degree felony.
(4) This section does not apply to action protected by the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. Section 151 et seq., or the Federal Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. Section 151 et seq.
(5) This section does not apply to a person's exercise of the rights under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States or under Article I, Sec. 15 of the Utah Constitution.
Amended by Chapter 334, 2010 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 25 - Unlawful Use of a Laser Pointer › Section 2501 - Unlawful use of a laser pointer -- Definitions -- Penalties.

76-10-2501.
Unlawful use of a laser pointer -- Definitions -- Penalties.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Laser light" means light that is amplified by stimulated emission of radiation.
(b) "Laser pointer" means any portable device that emits a visible beam of laser light that may be directed at a person.
(c) "Law enforcement officer" means an officer under Section 53-13-103.
(2) A person is guilty of unlawful use of a laser pointer if the person directs a beam of laser light from a laser pointer at:
(a) a moving motor vehicle or its occupants; or
(b) one whom the person knows or has reason to know is a law enforcement officer.
(3) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under Subsection (2)(b) that:
(a) the law enforcement officer was:
(i) not in uniform;
(ii) not traveling in a vehicle identified as a law enforcement vehicle; and
(iii) not otherwise engaged in an activity that would give the person reason to know him to be a law enforcement officer; and
(b) the law enforcement officer was not otherwise known by the person to be a law enforcement officer.
(4) Violation of Subsection (2)(a) is an infraction. Violation of Subsection (2)(b) is a class C misdemeanor.
(5) If the violation of this section constitutes an offense subject to a greater penalty under another provision of Title 76, Utah Criminal Code, than is provided under this section, this section does not prohibit the prosecution and sentencing for the offense subject to a greater penalty.
Enacted by Chapter 67, 2001 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 26 - Shafts and Wells - Safety › Section 2601 - Fencing of shafts and wells.

76-10-2601.
Fencing of shafts and wells.
(1) Any person who has sunk or sinks a shaft or well on the public domain for any purpose shall enclose it with a substantial curb or fence, which shall be at least 4-1/2 feet high.
(2) Any person violating this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
Enacted by Chapter 166, 2002 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 27 - Litter on Public and Private Lands and Waterways › Section 2701 - Destructive or injurious materials on parks, recreation areas, waterways, or other public or private lands -- Enforcement officers -- Litter receptacles required.

76-10-2701.
Destructive or injurious materials on parks, recreation areas, waterways, or other public or private lands -- Enforcement officers -- Litter receptacles required.
(1) A person may not throw, deposit, or discard, or permit to be dropped, thrown, deposited, or discarded on any park, recreation area, or other public or private land, or waterway, any glass bottle, glass, nails, tacks, wire, cans, barbed wire, boards, trash or garbage, paper or paper products, or any other substance which would or could mar or impair the scenic aspect or beauty of the land in the state whether under private, state, county, municipal, or federal ownership without the permission of the owner or person having control or custody of the land.
(2) A person who drops, throws, deposits, or discards, or permits to be dropped, thrown, deposited, or discarded, on any park, recreation area, or other public or private land or waterway any destructive, injurious, or unsightly material shall:
(a) immediately remove the material or cause it to be removed; and
(b) deposit the material in a receptacle designed to receive the material.
(3) A person distributing commercial handbills, leaflets, or other advertising shall take whatever measures are reasonably necessary to keep the material from littering public or private property.
(4) A person removing a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a park, recreation area, or other public or private land shall remove any glass or other injurious substance dropped from the vehicle in the park, recreation area, or other public or private land.
(5) A person in charge of a construction or demolition site shall take reasonable steps to prevent the accumulation of litter at the construction or demolition site.
(6) A law enforcement officer as defined in Section 53-13-103, within the law enforcement officer's jurisdiction:
(a) shall enforce the provisions of this section;
(b) may issue citations to a person who violates any of the provisions of this section; and
(c) may serve and execute all warrants, citations, and other processes issued by any court in enforcing this section.
(7) An operator of a park, campground, trailer park, drive-in restaurant, gasoline service station, shopping center, grocery store parking lot, tavern parking lot, parking lots of industrial firms, marina, boat launching area, boat moorage and fueling station, public and private pier, beach, and bathing area shall maintain sufficient litter receptacles on the premises to accommodate the litter that accumulates.
(8) A municipality within its corporate limits and a county outside of incorporated municipalities may enact local ordinances to carry out the provisions of this section.
Enacted by Chapter 22, 2008 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 27 - Litter on Public and Private Lands and Waterways › Section 2702 - Penalty for littering on a park, recreation area, waterway, or other public or private land.

76-10-2702.
Penalty for littering on a park, recreation area, waterway, or other public or private land.
(1) A person who violates any of the provisions of Section 76-10-2701 is guilty of a class C misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $100 for each violation.
(2) The sentencing judge may require that the offender devote at least four hours in cleaning up:
(a) litter caused by the offender; and
(b) existing litter from a safe area designated by the sentencing judge.
Enacted by Chapter 22, 2008 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 28 - Use of Vehicles for Illegal Purposes › Section 2801 - Vehicle compartment for contraband -- Penalties.

76-10-2801.
Vehicle compartment for contraband -- Penalties.
(1) As used in this section:
(a)
(i) "Compartment" means any box, container, space, or enclosure:
(A) that is intended or designed to conceal, hide, or otherwise prevent the discovery of contraband; and
(B) that is within a vehicle or attached to a vehicle.
(ii) "Compartment" includes:
(A) false, altered, or modified fuel tanks;
(B) original factory equipment of a vehicle that is modified, altered, or changed to accommodate or contain contraband; and
(C) a box, container, space, or enclosure that is fabricated, made, created from, or added to the existing structure of a vehicle.
(b)
(i) "Contraband" means any property, item, or substance which is unlawful to produce or possess under state or federal law.
(ii) "Contraband" includes any cash or monetary instrument that is the proceeds of an unlawful activity under Subsection 76-10-1602(4).
(c) "Motor vehicle" has the same meaning as in Section 41-6a-102.
(d) "Semitrailer" has the same meaning as in Section 41-6a-102.
(e) "Trailer" has the same meaning as in Section 41-1a-102.
(f) "Vehicle" means a motor vehicle, a trailer, and a semitrailer.
(2) It is a class A misdemeanor for a person to knowingly possess, use, or control a vehicle which has a compartment with the intent to store, conceal, or transport contraband in the compartment.
(3) It is a third degree felony for a person to facilitate the storage, concealment, or transportation of contraband by:
(a) designing, constructing, building, altering, or fabricating a compartment for a vehicle;
(b) installing or creating a compartment in a vehicle; or
(c) attaching a compartment to a vehicle.
(4) The trier of fact may infer that a person intended to store, conceal, or transport contraband if the person possesses, uses, or controls a vehicle that has a compartment, and the compartment contains:
(a) contraband; or
(b) evidence of prior storage, concealment, or transportation of contraband.
Enacted by Chapter 298, 2008 General Session