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Utah Code Ann. § 76-8-418 — Damaging a jail or other place of confinement.
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. § 76-8-418
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: (1)(a)(i) "Child" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102. (1)(a)(ii) "Detention facility" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102. (1)(a)(iii) "Secure care facility" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102. (1)(a)(iv) "Shelter facility" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102. (1)(b) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-8-101 apply to this section. (2) An actor commits damaging a jail or other place of confinement if the actor willfully and intentionally breaks down, pulls down, destroys, floods, or otherwise damages a public jail or other place of confinement, including a detention facility, a shelter facility, or a secure care facility. (3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a third degree felony. (4) This section is applicable to a child who willfully and intentionally commits an offense against a public jail, a detention facility, a shelter facility, or a secure care facility.
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Is damaging a jail or other place of confinement a felony or a misdemeanor in Utah?
Damaging a jail or other place of confinement is a Third Degree Felony in Utah under Utah Code Ann. § 76-8-418.
Which Utah statute covers damaging a jail or other place of confinement?
Damaging a jail or other place of confinement is governed by Utah Code Ann. § 76-8-418 (Damaging a jail or other place of confinement).
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