Utah Code Ann. § 76-8-418 – Damaging a jail or other place of confinement. | Midpage
§ 76-8-418
Utah Code Ann. § 76-8-418
Damaging a jail or other place of confinement.
Effective May 1, 2024Amended by Chapter 96, 2024 General Session
(1)
(a) As used in this section:
(i) "Child" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102.
(ii) "Detention facility" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102.
(iii) "Secure care facility" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102.
(iv) "Shelter facility" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102.
(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.