Utah legal term
Premises in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Premises” 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 “Premises” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Premises" means any building, room, conveyance, compartment, or other enclosure. (Utah Code Ann. § 77-7-8)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Library theft
- Theft of motor vehicle fuel
- Unlawfully allowing possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance on the premises
- Aggravated commercial obstruction
- Carrying a dangerous weapon at a daycare
- Commercial obstruction
- Content of orders
- Dog fighting
- Maintenance of a drug-involved premises
- Pseudoephedrine products
- Tenant or occupant failing to exit real property after using the property for obscene animal abuse material or pornographic purposes
- Trespass of a secure care facility
Related terms in the same statutes
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