Utah legal term
Felony in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Felony” 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 “Felony” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Felony" means any violation of a criminal statute of the state, any other state, the United States, or any district, possession, or territory of the United States for which the maximum punishment the offender may be subjected to exceeds one year in prison. (Utah Code Ann. § 76-3-203.5)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Unlawful absence after pretrial release
- Accident involving injury or death
- Aggravated abuse of a vulnerable adult
- Aggravated child abuse
- Aiding prostitution
- Allowing a vicious animal to go at large
- Antiquities alteration, removal, injury, or destruction
- Arson
- Assault against a child welfare worker or a family member of a child welfare worker
- Assault or threat of violence against a military service member or a family member of a military service member
- Bigamy
- Category II restricted person participating in prohibited dangerous weapon conduct
Related terms in the same statutes
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