Utah Code 76-2-203. Defenses unavailable in prosecution based on conduct of another

In any prosecution in which an actor‘s criminal responsibility is based on the conduct of another, it is no defense:

(1)	That the actor belongs to a class of persons who by definition of the offense is legally incapable of committing the offense in an individual capacity, or

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Actor: means a person whose criminal responsibility is in issue in a criminal action. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
Conduct: means an act or omission. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
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

(2)	That the person for whose conduct the actor is criminally responsible has been acquitted, has not been prosecuted or convicted, has been convicted of a different offense or of a different type or class of offense or is immune from prosecution.

Enacted by Chapter 196, 1973 General Session