Utah legal term
Conviction in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Conviction” 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 “Conviction” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Conviction" means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-38b-102. (Utah Code Ann. § 41-6a-401)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Aiding prostitution
- Distribution of an intimate image
- Emergency reporting abuse
- Enhancement of an offense for road rage
- Entering or remaining in a place of prostitution
- Failure to return library material
- Library theft
- Maximum speed in a school zone
- Metal or catalytic converter theft
- Mutilation or damaging of library material
- Negligently operating a vehicle resulting in injury
- Obstruction of justice in a criminal investigation or proceeding
Related terms in the same statutes
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.