Utah legal term
Distribute in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Distribute” 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 “Distribute” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Distribute" means to deliver other than by administering or dispensing a controlled substance or a listed chemical. (Utah Code Ann. § 58-37-101)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Distributing obscene animal abuse material
- Distributing pornographic material
- Distribution of an intimate image
- Sexual extortion
- Unlawful distribution of a counterfeit intimate image
- Unlawfully distributing or agreeing to distribute a controlled substance or counterfeit substance
- Unlawfully possessing a controlled substance or counterfeit substance with intent to distribute
- Aiding or abetting a minor in distributing pornographic material or obscene animal abuse material
- Aiding or encouraging suicide
- Distributing a film without being qualified
- Improperly exhibiting a film
- Inducing acceptance of pornographic material or obscene animal abuse material
Related terms in the same statutes
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