Utah legal term
Abuse in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Abuse” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Utah criminal code.
What does “Abuse” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Abuse" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-7-102. (Utah Code Ann. § 76-2-409)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Aggravated abuse of a vulnerable adult
- Aggravated child abuse
- Aggravated murder
- Bigamy
- Crimes for which probation, suspension of sentence, lower category of offense, or hospitalization may not be granted
- Custodial sexual misconduct with a youth receiving state services
- Emergency reporting abuse
- Lewdness
- Unlawful sexual conduct with a 16- or 17-year-old
- Abortion prohibition
- Abuse of nitrous oxide
- Abuse of psychotoxic chemical solvent
Related terms in the same statutes
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.