Utah legal term
Carry in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Carry” 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 “Carry” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Carry" means for an individual to have an item under the individual's custody or control. (Utah Code Ann. § 76-11-301)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Unlawful carrying of a concealed firearm by an individual under 21 years old
- Carrying a dangerous weapon at a daycare
- Carrying a dangerous weapon at an elementary school or secondary school
- Carrying a dangerous weapon while under the influence of alcohol or drugs
- Carrying a loaded firearm on a public street by an 18 to 20 year old
- Category I restricted person participating in prohibited dangerous weapon conduct
- Drinking alcoholic beverage and open containers in motor vehicle prohibited
- Injuring, harassing, or endangering a service animal
- Threat of violence against a child welfare worker or a family member of a child welfare worker
- Traffic in intercepting devices
- Unlawful failure to prevent advertising materials from becoming litter
- Unlawful failure to provide sufficient litter receptacles
Related terms in the same statutes
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