1. (1)

   1. (a) As used in this section:

      1. (i) "Building" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-9-113.
      2. (ii) "Business" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-9-113.
      3. (iii) "Enter" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-9-113.
   2. (b) Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section.

2. (2) An actor commits aggravated commercial obstruction if the actor:

   1. (a) enters or remains unlawfully on the premises or in a building of any business;
   2. (b) intends to interfere with the employees, customers, personnel, or operations of the business; and

   3. (c) intends to:

      1. (i) obtain unauthorized control over any merchandise, property, records, data, or proprietary information of the business;
      2. (ii) alter, eradicate, or remove any merchandise, records, data, or proprietary information of the business;
      3. (iii) damage, deface, or destroy any property on the premises of the business;
      4. (iv) commit an assault on any person; or
      5. (v) commit any other felony.
3. (3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a second degree felony.

4. (4) This section does not apply to:

   1. (a) an action protected by the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. Sec. 151 et seq., or the Federal Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. Sec. 151 et seq; or
   2. (b) an individual's exercise of the rights under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States or under Utah Constitution, Article I, Section 15.

Enacted by Chapter 173, 2025 General Session