Utah Code Ann. § 76-8-413 – Stealing, destroying or mutilating public records by one not custodian. | Midpage
§ 76-8-413
Utah Code Ann. § 76-8-413
Stealing, destroying or mutilating public records by one not custodian.
Effective May 1, 2024Amended by Chapter 96, 2024 General Session
(1)
(a) As used in this section, "public record" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-8-412.
(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 noncustodian if the actor:
(a) does not have lawful custody of a public record; and
(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 class A misdemeanor.