Utah Code § 76-2-101

Requirements of criminal conduct and criminal responsibility

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 2019 UT App 131 - State v. Vigil (2019)

Most recently applied in 2019 UT App 131 - State v. Vigil (August 2019)

Amended by Chapter 2, 2005 General Session

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(a) A person is not guilty of an offense unless the person's conduct is prohibited by law; and

(b)

(i) the person acts intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, with criminal negligence, or with a mental state otherwise specified in the statute defining the offense, as the definition of the offense requires; or

(ii) the person's acts constitute an offense involving strict liability.

(2) These standards of criminal responsibility do not apply to the violations set forth in Title 41, Chapter 6a, Traffic Code, unless specifically provided by law.

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