Utah legal term
Forfeiture in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Forfeiture” 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 “Forfeiture” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Forfeiture" means: (9)(a) to divest an individual or surety from a right to the repayment of monetary bail; or (9)(b) to enforce a pledge of assets or real or personal property from an individual or surety used to secure an individual's pretrial release. (Utah Code Ann. § 77-20-102)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Criminal simulation
- Defrauding of creditors
- False application for financial transaction card
- Issuing a bad check or draft
- Records filed with intent to harass or defraud
- Use of fraudulent financial transaction card
- Acceptance of deposit by insolvent financial institution
- Bribery of a labor official
- Bribery of or receiving bribe by person in the business of selection, appraisal, or criticism of goods or services
- Child abandonment
- Criminal usury
- Deceptive business practices
Related terms in the same statutes
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