A final judgment or decree rendered in favor of the state or a county in a criminal proceeding brought by this state or a county shall preclude the defendant from denying the essential allegations of the criminal offense in a subsequent civil proceeding.
Utah Code § 76-17-404
Evidentiary value of a criminal judgment in a civil proceeding
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 173, 2025 General Session
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