Utah legal term
Public nuisance in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Public nuisance” 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 “Public nuisance” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Public nuisance" means unlawfully committing an act or omitting to perform a duty and the act or duty: (8)(a)(i) annoys, injures, or endangers the comfort, repose, health, or safety of three or more persons, regardless of the extent to which the annoyance, injury, or endangerment inflicted on the persons is unequal; (8)(a)(ii) offends public decency; (8)(a)(iii) unlawfully interferes with, obstructs, or tends to obstruct, or renders dangerous for passage, a lake, stream, canal, or basin, or a public park, square, street, or highway; (8)(a)(iv) is a private nuisance as defined in Section 78B-6 (Utah Code Ann. § 76-9-1301)
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