§ 18-9-208. Forfeiture of Animals
Upon the motion of the prosecuting attorney or upon the court’s own motion, after the conviction of a defendant for cruelty to animals as described in section 18-9-202, or for animal fighting as described in section 18-9-204, the court may order the forfeiture of any animal owned by or in the custody of the defendant […]
§ 18-9-312. Hostage, Endangered Person, or Armed Person in Geographical Area – Telephone, Electronic, Cellular, or Digital Communications
Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 18-9-302 to 18-9-311, any supervising representative of a law enforcement agency shall have the authority to order a previously designated security employee of a communications or internet access provider to arrange, to the extent the necessary technology is reasonably available to the provider, to cut, reroute, or divert telephone lines […]
§ 18-9-209. Immunity for Reporting Cruelty to Animals – False Report – Penalty
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person who, in good faith, reports a suspected incident of cruelty to animals, service animals, or certified police working dogs or police working horses, as described in section 18-9-202, to a local law enforcement agency or to the state bureau of animal protection is […]
§ 18-9-313. Personal Information on the Internet – Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking – Other Protected Persons – Definitions
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: “Human services worker” means: A state or county employee, or an attorney representing the state or county, who is engaged in investigating or taking legal action regarding allegations of child abuse or neglect pursuant to article 3 of title 19, and a state or county […]
§ 18-9-301. Definitions
As used in sections 18-9-301 to 18-9-305, unless the context otherwise requires: “Aggrieved person” means a person who was a party to any intercepted wire, oral, or electronic communication or a person against whom the interception was directed. (1.5) “Aural transfer” means a transfer containing the human voice at any point between and including the […]
§ 18-9-314. Interference With Lawful Distribution of Newspapers – Definitions
A person commits the offense of interference with lawful distribution of newspapers when that person obtains or exerts unauthorized control over more than five copies of an edition of a newspaper from a newspaper distribution container owned or leased by the newspaper publisher with the intent to prevent other individuals from reading that edition of […]
§ 18-9-302. Wiretapping and Eavesdropping Devices Prohibited – Penalty
[ Editor’s note: This version of this section is effective until March 1, 2022. ] Any person who manufactures, buys, sells, or knowingly has in his possession any instrument, device, contrivance, machine, or apparatus designed or commonly used for wiretapping or eavesdropping, as prohibited in sections 18-9-303 and 18-9-304, with the intent to unlawfully use […]
§ 18-9-303. Wiretapping Prohibited – Penalty
Any person not a sender or intended receiver of a telephone or telegraph communication commits wiretapping if he: Knowingly overhears, reads, takes, copies, or records a telephone, telegraph, or electronic communication without the consent of either a sender or a receiver thereof or attempts to do so; or Intentionally overhears, reads, takes, copies, or records […]
§ 18-9-304. Eavesdropping Prohibited – Penalty
Any person not visibly present during a conversation or discussion commits eavesdropping if he: Knowingly overhears or records such conversation or discussion without the consent of at least one of the principal parties thereto, or attempts to do so; or Intentionally overhears or records such conversation or discussion for the purpose of committing, aiding, or […]
§ 18-9-305. Exceptions
Nothing in sections 18-9-302 to 18-9-304 shall be interpreted to prevent a news agency, or an employee thereof, from using the accepted tools and equipment of that news medium in the course of reporting or investigating a public and newsworthy event; nor shall said sections prevent any person from using wiretapping or eavesdropping devices on […]