Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 76 > Chapter 9 > Part 9 - Prohibition of Gang Activity

• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Conduct: means an act or omission. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
• County legislative body: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Criminal street gang: means an organization, association in fact, or group of three or more persons, whether operated formally or informally:

  (a)	that is currently in operation;

  (b)	that has as one of its substantial activities the commission of one or more predicate gang crimes;

  (c)	that has, as a group, an identifying name or an identifying sign or symbol, or both; and

  (d)

  whose members, acting individually or in concert with other members, engage in or have engaged in a pattern of criminal gang activity. See Utah Code 76-9-902 Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other. Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another. Gang loitering: means a person remains in one place under circumstances that would cause a reasonable person to believe that the purpose or effect of that behavior is to enable or facilitate a criminal street gang to: (a)  establish control over one or more identifiable areas; (b)  intimidate others from entering those areas; or (c)  conceal illegal activities. See Utah Code 76-9-902 Highway: 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 Pattern of criminal gang activity: means committing, attempting to commit, conspiring to commit, or soliciting the commission of two or more predicate gang crimes within five years, if the predicate gang crimes are committed: (a)  (i)  by two or more persons; or (ii)  by an individual at the direction of or in association with a criminal street gang; and (b)  with the specific intent to promote, further, or assist in any criminal conduct by members of a criminal street gang. See Utah Code 76-9-902 Person: means an individual, public or private corporation, government, partnership, or unincorporated association. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5 Public place: includes the lobbies, hallways, elevators, restaurants and other dining areas, and restrooms of any of the locations or structures under Subsection (5)(a). See Utah Code 76-9-902 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. 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