Utah legal term
Jurisdiction in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Jurisdiction” 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 “Jurisdiction” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Jurisdiction" means a state, district, province, political subdivision, territory, or possession of the United States or any foreign country. (Utah Code Ann. § 77-40a-101)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Accident involving injury or death
- Aiding prostitution
- Enhanced penalty for offenses committed in or for a certain group
- Patronizing a prostituted individual who is an adult
- Theft
- Theft of motor vehicle fuel
- Application for license or endorsement
- Bribery or offering a bribe
- Custodial interference
- Custodial sexual relations with youth receiving state services
- Delivery of an individual arrested without a warrant to a magistrate
- Detention or confinement of a child
Related terms in the same statutes
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