(1)  A person who violates Subsection 58-37d-4(1)(a), (b), (e), (f), or (h) is guilty of a first degree felony if the trier of fact also finds any one of the following conditions occurred in conjunction with that violation:

Attorney's Note

Under the Utah Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
first degree felony5 years to lifeup to $10,000
For details, see Utah Code § 76-3-203

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Terms Used In Utah Code 58-37d-5

  • Booby trap: includes guns, ammunition, or explosive devices attached to trip wires or other triggering mechanisms, sharpened stakes, nails, spikes, electrical devices, lines or wires with hooks attached, and devices for the production of toxic fumes or gases. See Utah Code 58-37d-3
  • Clandestine laboratory operation: means the:
    (i) purchase or procurement of chemicals, supplies, equipment, or laboratory location for the illegal manufacture of specified controlled substances;
    (ii) transportation or arranging for the transportation of chemicals, supplies, or equipment for the illegal manufacture of specified controlled substances;
    (iii) setting up of equipment or supplies in preparation for the illegal manufacture of specified controlled substances;
    (iv) activity of compounding, synthesis, concentration, purification, separation, extraction, or other physical or chemical processing of a substance, including a controlled substance precursor, or the packaging, repackaging, labeling, or relabeling of a container holding a substance that is a product of any of these activities, when the substance is to be used for the illegal manufacture of specified controlled substances;
    (v) illegal manufacture of specified controlled substances; or
    (vi) distribution or disposal of chemicals, equipment, supplies, or products used in or produced by the illegal manufacture of specified controlled substances. See Utah Code 58-37d-3
  • Counterfeit opioid: means an opioid or container or labeling of an opioid that:
    (i) 
    (A) without authorization bears the trademark, trade name, or other identifying mark, imprint, number, device, or any likeness of them, of a manufacturer, distributor, or dispenser other than the person or persons who in fact manufactured, distributed, or dispensed the substance which falsely purports to be an opioid distributed by another manufacturer, distributor, or dispenser; and
    (B) a reasonable person would believe to be an opioid distributed by an authorized manufacturer, distributor, or dispenser based on the appearance of the substance as described under this Subsection (1)(d)(i) or the appearance of the container or labeling of the opioid; or
    (ii) 
    (A) is falsely represented to be any legally or illegally manufactured opioid; and
    (B) a reasonable person would believe to be a legal or illegal opioid. See Utah Code 58-37d-3
  • Disposal: means the abandonment, discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking, or placing of hazardous or dangerous material into or on property, land, or water so that the material may enter the environment, be emitted into the air, or discharged into any waters, including groundwater. See Utah Code 58-37d-3
  • Hazardous or dangerous material: means a substance that because of its quantity, concentration, physical characteristics, or chemical characteristics may cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality, an increase in serious illness, or may pose a substantial present or potential future hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of, or otherwise improperly managed. See Utah Code 58-37d-3
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • (a)  possession of a firearm;

    (b)  use of a booby trap;

    (c)  illegal possession, transportation, or disposal of hazardous or dangerous material or while transporting or causing to be transported materials in furtherance of a clandestine laboratory operation, there was created a substantial risk to human health or safety or a danger to the environment;

    (d)  intended laboratory operation was to take place or did take place within 500 feet of a residence, place of business, church, or school;

    (e)  clandestine laboratory operation actually produced any amount of a specified controlled substance or a counterfeit opioid; or

    (f)  intended clandestine laboratory operation was for the production of cocaine base or methamphetamine base.

    (2)  If the trier of fact finds that two or more of the conditions listed in Subsections (1)(a) through (f) of this section occurred in conjunction with the violation, at sentencing for the first degree felony:

    (a)  probation shall not be granted;

    (b)  the execution or imposition of sentence shall not be suspended; and

    (c)  the court shall not enter a judgment for a lower category of offense.

    Amended by Chapter 420, 2019 General Session