Utah legal term
Device in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Device” 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 “Device” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Device" means any equipment, mechanism, material, or program. (Utah Code Ann. § 76-6-502)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Deactivation of a pornography device filter on a minor's device
- Drivers must be licensed
- Obtaining a benefit from a confidence game
- Offenses
- Possession of a dangerous weapon in an airport secure area
- Prohibited communication device in a correctional facility
- Refusing a chemical test
- Stalking
- Theft of utility or cable television services
- Unlawful sexual activity with a minor
- Unlawful sexual conduct with a 16- or 17-year-old
- Abuse or desecration of a dead human body
Related terms in the same statutes
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