Utah legal term
Writing in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Writing” 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 “Writing” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Writing" includes printing, electronic storage or transmission, or any other method of recording valuable information including forms such as: (1)(a)(xiii)(A) checks, tokens, stamps, seals, credit cards, badges, trademarks, money, and any other symbols of value, right, privilege, or identification; (1)(a)(xiii)(B) a security, revenue stamp, or any other instrument or writing issued by a government or any agency; or (1)(a)(xiii)(C) a check, an issue of stocks, bonds, or any other instrument or writing representing an interest in or claim against property, or a pecuniary interest in or claim ag (Utah Code Ann. § 76-6-501)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Defrauding of creditors
- Making a written false statement
- Prescription requirements
- Surreptitious administration of certain substances
- Abortion prohibition
- Aiding or abetting a minor in distributing pornographic material or obscene animal abuse material
- Criminal nonsupport
- False representation of the military
- Fee owner or intermediate lessor allowing real property to be used for illicit pornographic purposes
- Fraudulent handling of recordable writings
- Fraudulently acting as a parent or guardian for a minor's marriage
- Making a false statement to be used in a preliminary hearing
Related terms in the same statutes
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