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Home » US Law » 2022 Utah Code » Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code » Chapter 8 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government » Part 3 - Obstructing Governmental Operations » 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 under Section 53-2a-204 or by a chief executive officer in a local emergency under Section 53-2a-205, if notice of the order has been given to that person.
  • (2) A person who violates this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

Amended by Chapter 295, 2013 General Session