Utah legal term
Bodily injury in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Bodily injury” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Utah criminal code.
What does “Bodily injury” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Bodily injury" means physical pain, illness, or any impairment of physical condition. (Utah Code Ann. § 76-1-101.5)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Negligently operating a vehicle resulting in injury
- Surreptitious administration of certain substances
- Terrorism
- Threats against schools
- Advocating criminal syndicalism or sabotage
- Aggravated assault
- Aggravated burglary
- Aggravated sexual extortion
- Assault
- Assault by prisoner
- Assembling for advocating criminal syndicalism or sabotage
- Endangering, injuring, or killing a public safety animal
Related terms in the same statutes
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