Utah legal term
Control in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Control” 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 “Control” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Control" means to add, remove, or change the placement of a drug, substance, or immediate precursor under Section 58-37-107. (Utah Code Ann. § 58-37-101)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Burglary of a research facility
- Damage to mail receptacle
- Deriving a benefit from a fringe gaming device
- Drivers must be licensed
- Financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult
- Mail theft
- Metal or catalytic converter theft
- Misusing public money or public property
- Reckless burning
- Theft
- Theft by deception
- Theft by extortion
Related terms in the same statutes
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