Utah Code 76-1-305. Lesser included offense for which period of limitations has run
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Terms Used In Utah Code 76-1-305
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Offense: means a violation of any penal statute of this state. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
- Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
Whenever a defendant is charged with an offense for which the period of limitations has not run and the defendant should be found guilty of a lesser offense for which the period of limitations has run, the finding of the lesser and included offense against which the statute of limitations has run shall not be a bar to punishment for the lesser offense.
Enacted by Chapter 196, 1973 General Session