Utah legal term
Sexual activity in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Sexual activity” 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 “Sexual activity” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Sexual activity" means physical sexual contact: (1)(a)(ii)(A) between the actor and the animal involving the genitals of the actor and the genitals of the animal; (1)(a)(ii)(B) the genitals of the actor or the animal and the mouth or anus of the actor or the animal; or (1)(a)(ii)(C) through the actor's use of an object in contact with the genitals or anus of the animal. (Utah Code Ann. § 76-13-213)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Custodial sexual misconduct with a youth receiving state services
- Entering or remaining in a place of prostitution
- Patronizing a prostituted individual who is a child
- Patronizing a prostituted individual who is an adult
- Sexual solicitation by an actor offering compensation to a child in exchange for sexual activity
- Sexual solicitation by an actor offering compensation to an adult in exchange for sexual activity
- Unlawful adolescent sexual activity
- Unlawful sexual activity with a child using virtual reality
- Unlawful sexual activity with a minor
- Engaging in prostitution
- Engaging in prostitution or sexual solicitation as an HIV positive offender
- Notice to a convicted individual of HIV positive test results
Related terms in the same statutes
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