§ 76-8-301 Interference with public servant
§ 76-8-301.5 Failure to disclose identity
§ 76-8-302 Picketing or parading in or near court
§ 76-8-303 Prevention of Legislature or public servants from meeting or organizing
§ 76-8-305 Interference with peace officer
§ 76-8-305.5 Failure to stop at the command of a peace officer
§ 76-8-306 Obstruction of justice in criminal investigations or proceedings — Elements — Penalties — Exceptions
§ 76-8-306.5 Obstructing service of a Board of Pardons’ warrant or a probationer order to show cause
§ 76-8-307 Failure to aid peace officer
§ 76-8-308 Acceptance of bribe or bribery to prevent criminal prosecution — Defense
§ 76-8-309 Escape and aggravated escape — Consecutive sentences — Definitions
§ 76-8-311.1 Secure areas — Items prohibited — Penalty
§ 76-8-311.3 Items prohibited in correctional and mental health facilities — Penalties
§ 76-8-311.5 Aiding or concealing a juvenile offender — Trespass of a secure care facility — Criminal penalties
§ 76-8-312 Bail-jumping
§ 76-8-313 Threatening elected officials — Assault
§ 76-8-314 Threatening elected officials — “Elected official” defined
§ 76-8-315 Threatening elected officials — Penalties for assault
§ 76-8-316 Influencing, impeding, or retaliating against a judge or member of the Board of Pardons and Parole or acting against a family member of a judge or a member of the Board of Pardons and Parole
§ 76-8-317 Refusal to comply with order to evacuate or other orders issued in a local or state emergency — Penalties
§ 76-8-318 Assault or threat of violence against child welfare worker — Penalty
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Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 76 > Chapter 8 > Part 3 - Obstructing Governmental Operations

  • Act: means a voluntary bodily movement and includes speech. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
  • Actor: means a person whose criminal responsibility is in issue in a criminal action. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Bodily injury: means physical pain, illness, or any impairment of physical condition. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
  • 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
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Dangerous weapon: means :Utah Code 76-1-101.5
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
  • Juror: A person who is on the jury.
  • Offense: means a violation of any penal statute of this state. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
  • Peace officer: means an employee of a police or law enforcement agency that is part of or administered by the state or any of its political subdivisions, and whose duties consist primarily of the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of criminal statutes or ordinances of this state or any of its political subdivisions. See Utah Code 76-8-101
  • Person: means an individual, public or private corporation, government, partnership, or unincorporated association. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Public servant: means :Utah Code 76-1-101.5
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • written: includes any handwriting, typewriting, printing, electronic storage or transmission, or any other method of recording information or fixing information in a form capable of being preserved. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5