Utah legal term
Serious offense in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Serious offense” 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 “Serious offense” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Serious offense" means a felony or misdemeanor offense that is not a minor regulatory offense or a traffic offense. (Utah Code Ann. § 76-3-402)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Custodial sexual misconduct
- Custodial sexual misconduct with a youth receiving state services
- Damage to mail receptacle
- Patronizing a prostituted individual who is a child
- Custodial solicitation of sexually explicit conduct from a person in custody
- Injuring, harassing, or endangering a service animal
- Propelling a bodily substance or material
Related terms in the same statutes
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