Utah legal term
Sexual intercourse in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Sexual intercourse” 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 intercourse” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Sexual intercourse" means: (1)(a)(ii)(A) any touching skin-to-skin, however slight, of an individual's genitals to another individual's genitals; or (1)(a)(ii)(B) any penetration, however slight, of an individual's genitals by another individual's genitals, whether over or under the clothing. (Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-402.1)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Distribution of an intimate image
- Lewdness
- Lewdness involving a child
- Unlawful sexual activity with a minor
- Unlawful sexual conduct with a 16- or 17-year-old
- Custodial solicitation of sexually explicit conduct from a person in custody
- Human trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation
- Incest
- Indecent public display in the presence of a minor
- Sexual abuse of a minor
- Rape
Related terms in the same statutes
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