Utah legal term
Facility in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Facility” 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 “Facility” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Facility" means a location other than a private residence. (Utah Code Ann. § 76-13-215)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Assault or threat of violence against health care provider, emergency medical service worker, or health facility employee, owner, or contractor
- Burglary of a research facility
- Impersonation of a utility officer or employee
- Interference with access to stored communication
- Making a false alarm
- Offenses committed against animal enterprises
- Prohibited communication device in a correctional facility
- Prohibited substance in correctional or mental health facility
- Terrorism
- Threats against schools
- Unlawfully possessing or using a controlled substance or controlled substance analog
- Custodial sexual relations
Related terms in the same statutes
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