Utah legal term
Employee in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Employee” 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 “Employee” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Employee" includes a volunteer. (Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-102.3)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Assault against a child welfare worker or a family member of a child welfare worker
- Assault or threat of violence against health care provider, emergency medical service worker, or health facility employee, owner, or contractor
- Game fowl fighting
- Impersonation of a utility officer or employee
- Offenses
- Theft by receiving stolen property
- Unlawful online impersonation
- Aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor
- Agricultural operation interference
- Authorizing or permitting driving in violation of chapter
- Bribery of or receiving bribe by person in the business of selection, appraisal, or criticism of goods or services
- Criminal trespass on agricultural land or range land
Related terms in the same statutes
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