Utah legal term
Vulnerable adult sexual abuse material in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Vulnerable adult sexual abuse material” 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 “Vulnerable adult sexual abuse material” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Vulnerable adult sexual abuse material" means any visual depiction, including any live performance, photograph, film, video, picture, or computer or computer-generated image or picture, whether made or produced by electronic, mechanical, or other means, of sexually explicit conduct, where: (19)(a) the production of the visual depiction involves the use of a vulnerable adult engaging in sexually explicit conduct; (19)(b) the visual depiction is of a vulnerable adult engaging in sexually explicit conduct; or (19)(c) the visual depiction has been created, adapted, or modified to appear that an i (Utah Code Ann. § 76-5b-103)
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