Utah legal term
Child in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Child” 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 “Child” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Child" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102. (Utah Code Ann. § 58-37-304)
Statutes defining or using this term
- Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-303
- Utah Code Ann. § 78B-7-102
- Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-112.5
- Utah Code Ann. § 76-5b-204
- Utah Code Ann. § 77-37-2
- Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-109
- Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-404.1
- Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-420
- Utah Code Ann. § 76-5b-205
- Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-109.3
- Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-404.3
- Utah Code Ann. § 76-5b-204.1
Charges using this term
- Aggravated murder
- Assault against a child welfare worker or a family member of a child welfare worker
- Assault or threat of violence against a peace officer or a family member of a peace officer
- Bigamy
- Commission of domestic violence in the presence of a child
- Custodial sexual misconduct with a youth receiving state services
- Lewdness
- Parent or guardian providing a firearm to a violent minor
- Patronizing a prostituted individual who is a child
- Recorded or photographed voyeurism
- Sexual solicitation by an actor offering compensation to a child in exchange for sexual activity
- Abuse or neglect of a child with a disability
Related terms in the same statutes
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.