Utah legal term
Negligence in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Negligence” 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 “Negligence” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Negligence" means simple negligence, the failure to exercise that degree of care that an ordinarily reasonable and prudent person exercises under like or similar circumstances. (Utah Code Ann. § 41-6a-501)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Aggravated abuse of a vulnerable adult
- Aggravated child abuse
- Distribution of a pornographic film for exhibition
- Negligently operating a vehicle resulting in injury
- Possession of a dangerous weapon in an airport secure area
- Aggravated cruelty to an animal
- Child abuse
- Child abuse homicide
- Cruelty to an animal
- Leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle
- Livestock on highway
- Negligent homicide
Related terms in the same statutes
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