Utah legal term
School in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “School” 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 “School” mean in Utah criminal law?
"School" means a preschool or a public or private elementary or secondary school. (Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-107.1)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Maximum speed in a school zone
- Prohibition of "hazing"
- Property damage resulting in economic interruption
- Assault or threat of violence against a school employee
- Content of orders
- Defacing by graffiti, damage, or destruction on public lands
- Detention or arrest
- Disrupting the operation of a school
- Intentional concealment of identity while committing an offense in public
- Pornographic or indecent material on school property
- Possession or sale of crystal iodine
- Red phosphorus is a precursor
Related terms in the same statutes
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