Utah Code 76-10-204. Damaging bridge, dam, canal or other water-related structure

76-10-204. Damaging bridge, dam, canal, or other water-related structure.

(1)	A person is guilty of a third degree felony who intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly commits an offense under Subsection (2) that does not amount to a violation of Subsection 76-6-106(2)(a)(ii) or Section 76-6-106.3.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 76-10-204

City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Conduct: means an act or omission. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Offense: means a violation of any penal statute of this state. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
Person: means an individual, public or private corporation, government, partnership, or unincorporated association. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

(2)

Offenses referred to in Subsection (1) are when a person:

(a)

cuts, breaks, damages, or destroys any bridge, dam, canal, flume, aqueduct, levee, embankment, reservoir, or other structure erected to create hydraulic power, to drain or reclaim any swamp and overflowed or marsh land, to conduct water for mining, manufacturing, reclamation, or agricultural purposes, or for the supply of the inhabitants of any city or town;

(b)	makes or causes to be made any aperture in any dam, canal, flume, aqueduct, reservoir, embankment, levee, or structure with intent to injure or destroy it; or

(c)	draws up, cuts, or injures any piles fixed in the ground and used for securing any lake or river bank or walls or any dock, quay, jetty, or lock.

Amended by Chapter 111, 2023 General Session
Amended by Chapter 179, 2023 General Session

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