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Utah Code § 76-8-418

Damaging a jail or other place of confinement

Amended by Chapter 96, 2024 General Session

(1)

(a) As used in this section:

(i) "Child" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102.

(ii) "Detention facility" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102.

(iii) "Secure care facility" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102.

(iv) "Shelter facility" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102.

(b) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-8-101 apply to this section.

(2) An actor commits damaging a jail or other place of confinement if the actor willfully and intentionally breaks down, pulls down, destroys, floods, or otherwise damages a public jail or other place of confinement, including a detention facility, a shelter facility, or a secure care facility.

(3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a third degree felony.

(4) This section is applicable to a child who willfully and intentionally commits an offense against a public jail, a detention facility, a shelter facility, or a secure care facility.

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