Utah legal term
Research in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Research” 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 “Research” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Research" means studious and serious inquiry, examination, investigation, or experimentation aimed at the discovery, examination, or accumulation of facts, data, devices, theories, technologies, or applications done for any public, governmental, proprietorial, or teaching purpose. (Utah Code Ann. § 76-6-207)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Aggravated cruelty to an animal
- Carrying a dangerous weapon while under the influence of alcohol or drugs
- Cruelty to an animal
- Endangerment of a child or vulnerable adult
- Failure of an animal care facility to maintain required standards
- Illegal provision of smokeless tobacco or electronic cigarette product
- Possession, sale, or use of an adulterant or synthetic urine
- Torturing a companion animal
- Unlawful sale of a cannabinoid inhalation product or a cannabinoid inhalation substance
- Automobile homicide
Related terms in the same statutes
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