A peace officer may seize property or contraband:

1. (1) upon a search warrant or administrative warrant that is issued in accordance with the Utah Code and the Utah Rules of Criminal Procedure;
2. (2) when the seizure is incident to an arrest;
3. (3) when the property seized is the subject of a prior judgment in favor of the state in a criminal injunction or forfeiture proceeding under Chapter 11b, Forfeiture of Seized Property; or

4. (4) when the peace officer has probable cause to believe that the property or contraband:

   1. (a) is directly or indirectly dangerous to health or safety;
   2. (b) is evidence of an offense;
   3. (c) has been used or was intended to be used to commit an offense; or
   4. (d) is proceeds of an offense.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 448, 2023 General Session