Utah legal term
Highway in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Highway” 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 “Highway” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Highway" means the same as that term is defined in Section 72-1-102. (Utah Code Ann. § 76-11-201)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Drivers must be licensed
- Aggravated disorderly conduct on a street or highway
- Damaging a highway or bridge
- Drinking alcoholic beverage and open containers in motor vehicle prohibited
- Equity skimming of a vehicle
- Improper discharging of a dangerous weapon
- Intentional concealment of identity while committing an offense in public
- Livestock on highway
- Minimum speed regulations
- Motorcycle learner permit
- Prohibition on performing wheelie
- Radar jamming devices and jamming radar prohibited
Related terms in the same statutes
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.