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Utah Code § 76-12-309

Loitering in a privacy space

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 173, 2025 General Session

(1)

(a) As used in this section:

(i) "Privacy space" means the following in which an individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy:

(A) a restroom or any other space that includes a toilet;

(B) a dressing room, fitting room, locker room, changing facility, or any other space designated for multiple individuals to dress or undress within the same space; or

(C) any room or space that includes a shower.

(ii) "Sex-designated" means that a facility, program, or event is designated specifically for males or females and not the opposite sex.

(b) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5, 76-12-101, and 76-12-301 apply to this section.

(2) An actor commits the offense loitering in a privacy space if the actor intentionally or knowingly remains unlawfully in a privacy space.

(3)

(a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), a violation of Subsection (2) is a class B misdemeanor.

(b) A violation of Subsection (2) is a class A misdemeanor if the actor commits the offense:

(i) while also committing the offense of:

(A) criminal trespass in a sex-designated changing room under Subsection 76-6-206(2)(d);

(B) lewdness under Section 76-5-419;

(C) lewdness involving a child under Section 76-5-420; or

(D) voyeurism under Section 76-12-306;

(E) recorded or photographed voyeurism under Section 76-12-307; or

(F) distribution of images obtained through voyeurism under Section 76-12-308; or

(ii) in a sex-designated privacy space that is not designated for individuals of the actor's sex.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.