Utah Code 76-9-601. Abuse of a flag

(1)

A person is guilty of abuse of a flag if he:

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

Class	Prison	Fine
class B misdemeanor	up to 6 months	up to $1,000

For details, see Utah Code § 76-3-204

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Person: means an individual, public or private corporation, government, partnership, or unincorporated association. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

(a)

Intentionally places any unauthorized inscription or other thing upon any flag of the United States or of any state of the United States; or

(b)	Knowingly exhibits any such flag, knowing the inscription or other thing to be unauthorized; or

(c)	For purposes of advertising a product or service for sale or for distribution, affixes a representation of the flag of the United States or of a state of the United States to the product or on any display whereon the product or service is advertised; or

(d)	Knowingly casts contempt upon the flag of the United States or of any state of the United States by publicly mutilating, defacing, defiling, burning, or trampling upon it.

(2)	Abuse of a flag is a class B misdemeanor.

Enacted by Chapter 196, 1973 General Session