Utah legal term
Prostitution in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Prostitution” 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 “Prostitution” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Prostitution" means engaging in sexual activity with another individual in exchange for a fee or the functional equivalent of a fee. (Utah Code Ann. § 76-5d-101)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Aiding prostitution
- Entering or remaining in a place of prostitution
- Patronizing a prostituted individual who is a child
- Patronizing a prostituted individual who is an adult
- Sexual solicitation by an actor offering compensation to an adult in exchange for sexual activity
- Aggravated exploitation of prostitution
- Aggravated sexual extortion
- Engaging in prostitution
- Engaging in prostitution or sexual solicitation as an HIV positive offender
- Exploitation of prostitution
- Notice to a convicted individual of HIV positive test results
- Aggravated sexual abuse of a child
Related terms in the same statutes
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