Utah legal term
Probation in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Probation” 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 “Probation” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Probation" means an act of grace by the court suspending the imposition or execution of a convicted offender's sentence upon prescribed conditions. (Utah Code Ann. § 77-27-1)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Crimes for which probation, suspension of sentence, lower category of offense, or hospitalization may not be granted
- Refusing a chemical test
- Alcohol restricted drivers
- Ignition interlock devices
- Notification to victims
- Obstructing service of a Board of Pardons and Parole warrant or a probationer order to show cause
- Placement of a child
- Providing false or misleading information
- Right to bail
- Trafficking of fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance
- Enticing a minor to engage in sexual activity
- Impaired driving
Related terms in the same statutes
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