Utah legal term
Injury in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Injury” 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 “Injury” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Injury" means a physical or psychological injury to or condition of a child which impairs the physical or psychological condition of the child, including: (1)(a)(ii)(A) a bruise or other contusion of the skin; (1)(a)(ii)(B) a minor laceration or abrasion; (1)(a)(ii)(C) failure to thrive or malnutrition; or (1)(a)(ii)(D) any other condition that imperils the child's physical or psychological health or welfare and that is not a serious injury. (Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-109)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Abuse of a vulnerable adult
- Accident involving injury or death
- Aggravated child abuse
- Allowing a vicious animal to go at large
- Antiquities alteration, removal, injury, or destruction
- Causing a catastrophe
- Criminal trespass
- Negligently operating a vehicle resulting in injury
- Accident reports
- Child abandonment
- Criminal trespass on private property for recreational purposes related to use of public waters
- Electronic communication harassment
Related terms in the same statutes
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