Utah legal term
Law enforcement officer in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Law enforcement officer” 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 “Law enforcement officer” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Law enforcement officer" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-13-103. (Utah Code Ann. § 76-11-218)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Assault or threat of violence against a peace officer or a family member of a peace officer
- Criminal simulation
- Defrauding of creditors
- Disorderly conduct
- Emergency reporting abuse
- False application for financial transaction card
- Financial transaction card offenses
- Insurance fraud
- Issuing a bad check or draft
- Records filed with intent to harass or defraud
- Sexual solicitation by an actor offering compensation to a child in exchange for sexual activity
- Use of fraudulent financial transaction card
Related terms in the same statutes
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