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Utah Code Ann. § 76-8-417 — Tampering with an official notice or proclamation.
Current through 2026 General Session
Part of Part 4: Offenses Against Public Property, Utah Code.
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Full text of Utah Code Ann. § 76-8-417
Statutory text current through the 2026 General Session. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Utah.
(1) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-8-101 apply to this section. (2) An actor commits tampering with an official notice or proclamation if the actor intentionally defaces, obliterates, tears down, or destroys: (2)(a) a copy, transcript, or extract from or of a law of the United States or of this state; or (2)(b) a proclamation, advertisement, or notice, set up in this state by authority of a law of the United States or of this state, or by order of a court or of a public officer, before the expiration of the time for which the proclamation, advertisement, or notice was to remain set up. (3) A violation of Subsection (2) is an infraction.
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Is tampering with an official notice or proclamation a felony or a misdemeanor in Utah?
Tampering with an official notice or proclamation is a Infraction in Utah under Utah Code Ann. § 76-8-417.
Which Utah statute covers tampering with an official notice or proclamation?
Tampering with an official notice or proclamation is governed by Utah Code Ann. § 76-8-417 (Tampering with an official notice or proclamation).
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