Utah statute
Utah Code Ann. § 76-8-412 — Stealing, destroying or mutilating public records by custodian.
Current through 2026 General Session
Part of Part 4: Offenses Against Public Property, Utah Code.
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Full text of Utah Code Ann. § 76-8-412
Statutory text current through the 2026 General Session. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Utah.
(1)(a) As used in this section, "public record" means the following records filed or deposited in a public office: (1)(a)(i) a record; (1)(a)(ii) a map; (1)(a)(iii) a book; or (1)(a)(iv) a paper or proceeding of a court. (1)(b) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-8-101 apply to this section. (2) An actor commits stealing, destroying, or mutilating a public record by a custodian if the actor: (2)(a) is a government officer who has custody of a public record; and (2)(b) steals, willfully destroys, mutilates, defaces, alters, falsifies, removes, or secrets the whole or a part of the public record or permits another individual to do so. (3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a third degree felony.
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Is stealing, destroying or mutilating public records by custodian a felony or a misdemeanor in Utah?
Stealing, destroying or mutilating public records by custodian is a Third Degree Felony in Utah under Utah Code Ann. § 76-8-412.
Which Utah statute covers stealing, destroying or mutilating public records by custodian?
Stealing, destroying or mutilating public records by custodian is governed by Utah Code Ann. § 76-8-412 (Stealing, destroying or mutilating public records by custodian).
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