Utah legal term
Public safety threat in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Public safety threat” 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 safety threat” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Public safety threat" means a documented reasonable articulable suspicion of: (7)(a) a threat to commit a violent felony by a specific individual towards a person, a group of people, or a place; or (7)(b) a threat by a specific individual to commit an offense under Section 76-5-107, Threat of violence. (Utah Code Ann. § 77-23d-102)
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