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Utah Code § 76-5c-305

Distribution of a pornographic film for exhibition

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 173, 2025 General Session

(1) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5, 76-5c-101, and 76-5c-301 apply to this section.

(2) An actor commits distribution of a pornographic film for exhibition if the actor knowingly or with criminal negligence distributes a film for exhibition that is pornographic.

(3)

(a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), a violation of Subsection (2) is a class A misdemeanor subject to:

(i) a fine not less than $1,000; and

(ii) incarceration, without suspension of sentence in any way, for a term of not less than 60 days.

(b) A violation of Subsection (2) is a third degree felony if the actor has previously been convicted of a violation of Subsection (2) and is subject to:

(i) a fine not less than $5,000; and

(ii) incarceration, without suspension of sentence in any way, for a term of not less than six months.

(4) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this section that the distribution or exhibition of a film is exempt from the restrictions of this part described in Section 76-5c-302.

(5) It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that the actor was a motion picture projectionist or was otherwise required by the actor's employment to commit the violation.

(6) Each copy of a pornographic film distributed for exhibition in violation of this section is a separate offense.

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