Utah statute
Utah Code Ann. § 76-9-1205 — Unlawful damage to a bridge, dam, canal, or other water-related structure.
Current through 2026 General Session
Part of Part 12: Offenses Concerning Water, Shafts, and Wells, Utah Code.
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Full text of Utah Code Ann. § 76-9-1205
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) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-9-1201 apply to this section. (2) Except as provided in Subsection (4), an actor commits unlawful damage to a bridge, dam, canal, or other water-related structure if the actor intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly: (2)(a) cuts, breaks, damages, or destroys a bridge, dam, canal, flume, aqueduct, levee, embankment, reservoir, or other structure erected: (2)(a)(i) to create hydraulic power; (2)(a)(ii) to drain or reclaim a swamp, overflowed land, or marsh land; or (2)(a)(iii) to conduct water for mining, manufacturing, reclamation, or agricultural purposes, or for the supply of the inhabitants of any city or town; (2)(b) makes or causes to be made an aperture in a dam, canal, flume, aqueduct, reservoir, embankment, levee, or similar structure with intent to injure or destroy the dam, canal, flume, aqueduct, reservoir, embankment, levee, or similar structure; or (2)(c) draws up, cuts, or injures a pile fixed in the ground and used for securing a lake or river bank or wall or a dock, quay, jetty, or lock. (3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a third degree felony. (4) Subsection (2) applies to conduct that does not amount to a violation of Subsection 76-6-106(2)(a)(ii) or Section 76-6-106.3.
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Questions this section answers
Is unlawful damage to a bridge, dam, canal, or other water-related structure a felony or a misdemeanor in Utah?
Unlawful damage to a bridge, dam, canal, or other water-related structure is a Third Degree Felony in Utah under Utah Code Ann. § 76-9-1205.
Which Utah statute covers unlawful damage to a bridge, dam, canal, or other water-related structure?
Unlawful damage to a bridge, dam, canal, or other water-related structure is governed by Utah Code Ann. § 76-9-1205 (Unlawful damage to a bridge, dam, canal, or other water-related structure).
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