Utah Code 76-8-418. Damaging jails or other places of confinement

76-8-418. Damaging jails or other places of confinement.

(1)

As used in this section:

Under the Utah Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:

Class	Prison	Fine
felony of the third degree	up to 5 years	up to $5,000

For details, see Utah Code § 76-3-203

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Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
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

(a)

“Child” means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102.

(b)	“Detention facility” means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102.

(c)	“Secure care facility” means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102.

(d)	“Shelter facility” means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102.

(2)	A person who willfully and intentionally breaks down, pulls down, destroys, floods, or otherwise damages any public jail or other place of confinement, including a detention facility, a shelter facility, or a secure care facility, is guilty of a felony of the third degree.

(3)	This section is applicable to a child who willfully and intentionally commits an offense against a public jail, a detention facility, a shelter facility, or a secure care facility.

Amended by Chapter 335, 2022 General Session