Section 312 – Bail-jumping.
76-8-312. Bail-jumping. (1) A person is guilty of an offense when having been released on bail or on his own recognizance by court order or by other lawful authority upon condition that he subsequently appear personally upon a charge of an offense, he fails without just cause to appear at the time and place which […]
Section 313 – Threatening elected officials — Assault.
76-8-313. Threatening elected officials — Assault. A person commits assault on an elected official when he attempts or threatens, irrespective of a showing of immediate force or violence, to inflict bodily injury to the elected official with the intent to impede, intimidate, or interfere with the elected official in the performance of his official duties […]
Section 314 – Threatening elected officials — “Elected official” defined.
76-8-314. Threatening elected officials — “Elected official” defined. As used in this section, “elected official” means: (1) any elected official of the state, county, or city and includes the members of the official’s immediate family; (2) any temporary judge appointed to fill a vacant judicial position; (3) any judge not yet retained by a retention […]
Section 315 – Threatening elected officials — Penalties for assault.
76-8-315. Threatening elected officials — Penalties for assault. Assault on an elected official is a felony of the third degree if bodily injury is attempted or occurs, otherwise the assault is a class B misdemeanor. Enacted by Chapter 330, 1983 General Session
Section 316 – Influencing, impeding, or retaliating against a judge or member of the Board of Pardons and Parole or acting against a family member of a judge or a member of the Board of Pardons and Parole.
Effective 5/4/2022 76-8-316. Influencing, impeding, or retaliating against a judge or member of the Board of Pardons and Parole or acting against a family member of a judge or a member of the Board of Pardons and Parole. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Board member” means an appointed member of the Board of […]
Section 317 – Refusal to comply with order to evacuate or other orders issued in a local or state emergency — Penalties.
76-8-317. Refusal to comply with order to evacuate or other orders issued in a local or state emergency — Penalties. (1) A person may not refuse to comply with an order to evacuate issued under this chapter or refuse to comply with any other order issued by the governor in a state of an emergency […]
Section 318 – Assault or threat of violence against child welfare worker — Penalty.
Effective 9/1/2022 76-8-318. Assault or threat of violence against child welfare worker — Penalty. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Assault” means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-5-102. (b) “Child welfare worker” means an employee of the Division of Child and Family Services created in Section 80-2-201. (c) “Threat of […]
Section 311.5 – Aiding or concealing a juvenile offender — Trespass of a secure care facility — Criminal penalties.
Effective 9/1/2021 76-8-311.5. Aiding or concealing a juvenile offender — Trespass of a secure care facility — Criminal penalties. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Division” means the Division of Juvenile Justice Services created in Section 80-5-103. (b) “Juvenile offender” means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102. (c) “Secure care” […]
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 […]
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) […]