Every person, acting with the mental state required for the commission of an offense who directly commits the offense, who solicits, requests, commands, encourages, or intentionally aids another person to engage in conduct which constitutes an offense shall be criminally liable as a party for such conduct.
Utah Code § 76-2-202
Criminal responsibility for direct commission of offense or for conduct of another
Applied in 60 court decisions — leading case Gonzales v. Duenas-Alvarez (2007)
Most recently applied in 2026 UT App 30 - State v. Saedt (March 2026)
Enacted by Chapter 196, 1973 General Session
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Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.