Utah legal term
Consumption in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Consumption” 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 “Consumption” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Consumption" means ingesting or having any measurable amount of a controlled substance in an individual's body, but this Subsection (1)(c) does not include the metabolite of a controlled substance. (Utah Code Ann. § 58-37-101)
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