Utah legal term
Operator in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Operator” 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 “Operator” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Operator" means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-6a-102. (Utah Code Ann. § 76-3-203.17)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Accident involving injury or death
- Accident involving property damage
- Offenses
- Theft of motor vehicle fuel
- Accident reports
- Detention or arrest
- Drinking alcoholic beverage and open containers in motor vehicle prohibited
- Garage keeper to report damaged vehicle without damage sticker
- Ignition interlock devices
- Motorcycle learner permit
- Obtaining encoded information on a financial transaction card with the intent to defraud the issuer, holder, or merchant
- Removal of plants or other obstructions impairing view
Related terms in the same statutes
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