Utah legal term
Public place in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Public place” 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 “Public place” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Public place" includes a place to which admission is gained by payment of a membership or admission fee, however designated, notwithstanding its being designated a private club or by words of like import. (Utah Code Ann. § 76-5c-101)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Distributing obscene animal abuse material
- Distributing pornographic material
- Lewdness
- Lewdness involving a child
- Aiding or abetting a minor in distributing pornographic material or obscene animal abuse material
- Destroying, tampering with, or unlawfully interacting with rescue tracking equipment
- Indecent exposure of another individual
- Intentional concealment of identity while committing an offense in public
- Off-limits order
- Permitting gambling
- Public intoxication
- Public urination
Related terms in the same statutes
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