Utah legal term
Controlled substance in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Controlled substance” 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 “Controlled substance” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Controlled substance" means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-37-101. (Utah Code Ann. § 41-6a-517)
Statutes defining or using this term
- Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-113
- Utah Code Ann. § 58-37-101
- Utah Code Ann. § 77-11c-101
- Utah Code Ann. § 77-11a-101
- Utah Code Ann. § 76-11-301
- Utah Code Ann. § 76-8-311.3
- Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-112.5
- Utah Code Ann. § 76-9-1301
- Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-207
- Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-102.1
- Utah Code Ann. § 41-6a-517
- Utah Code Ann. § 76-18-401
Charges using this term
- Prescription requirements
- Unlawful conduct to obtain a controlled substance
- Unlawful delivery of drug paraphernalia
- Unlawful misrepresentation as an authorized person to obtain a controlled substance
- Unlawful possession of an altered or forged prescription or order for a controlled substance
- Unlawful use of a license number in the course of manufacturing or distributing a controlled substance
- Unlawfully allowing possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance on the premises
- Unlawfully distributing or agreeing to distribute a controlled substance or counterfeit substance
- Unlawfully making, forging, altering, or uttering a prescription or a written order
- Unlawfully possessing a controlled substance or counterfeit substance with intent to distribute
- Unlawfully possessing or using a controlled substance or controlled substance analog
- Unlawfully prescribing or dispensing a controlled substance to a person known to be using unlawful means
Related terms in the same statutes
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.