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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
Effective 9/1/2021 76-8-306. Obstruction of justice in criminal investigations or proceedings — Elements — Penalties — Exceptions. (1) An actor commits obstruction of justice if the actor, with intent to hinder, delay, or prevent the investigation, apprehension, prosecution, conviction, or punishment of any person regarding conduct that constitutes a criminal offense: (a) provides any person […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Effective 5/4/2022 76-8-309. Escape and aggravated escape — Consecutive sentences — Definitions. (1) (a) (i) A prisoner is guilty of escape if the prisoner leaves official custody without lawful authorization. (ii) If a prisoner obtains authorization to leave official custody by means of deceit, fraud, or other artifice, the prisoner has not received lawful authorization. […]
Effective 5/12/2020 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) […]
Effective 7/1/2020 76-8-311.3. Items prohibited in correctional and mental health facilities — Penalties. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Contraband” means any item not specifically prohibited for possession by offenders under this section or Title 58, Chapter 37, Utah Controlled Substances Act. (b) “Controlled substance” means any substance defined as a controlled substance under […]
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” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
