Utah legal term
Parent in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Parent” 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 “Parent” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Parent" means an individual with an established parent-child relationship as described in Section 81-5-201. (Utah Code Ann. § 76-2-409)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Aggravated child abuse
- Assault against a child welfare worker or a family member of a child welfare worker
- Assault or threat of violence against a peace officer or a family member of a peace officer
- Deactivation of a pornography device filter on a minor's device
- Parent or guardian providing a firearm to a violent minor
- Possession of a dangerous weapon by a minor
- Stalking
- Abuse or neglect of a child with a disability
- Additional rights
- Aggravated human smuggling
- Aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor
- Child abandonment
Related terms in the same statutes
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