Utah legal term
Traffic in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Traffic” 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 “Traffic” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Traffic" means to: (1)(a)(xii)(A) transport, transfer, or otherwise dispose of an item to another, as consideration for anything of value; or (1)(a)(xii)(B) make or obtain control of with intent to transport, transfer, or otherwise dispose of an item to another. (Utah Code Ann. § 76-6-501)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Accident involving injury or death
- Accident involving property damage
- Defacement by graffiti defined
- Disorderly conduct
- Aggravated disorderly conduct on a street or highway
- Effect of civil action or settlement for criminal conduct
- Electronic communication harassment
- Improper disposition or cancellation of notice to appear or traffic citation
- Minimum speed regulations
- Offenses that may result in denial, suspension, disqualification, or revocation of license
- Reckless driving
- Removal from the Utah White Collar Crime Offender Registry
Related terms in the same statutes
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