Utah criminal code — part
Part 3: Defenses to Criminal Responsibility
Part 3 of Chapter 2: Principles of Criminal Responsibility, Utah Code. Statutory text on each section page is current through the legislative session it names.
Sections of Part 3
- Utah Code Ann. § 76-2-301 — Person under 14 years old not criminally responsible.
- Utah Code Ann. § 76-2-302 — Compulsion.
- Utah Code Ann. § 76-2-303 — Entrapment.
- Utah Code Ann. § 76-2-304 — Ignorance or mistake of fact or law.
- Utah Code Ann. § 76-2-304.5 — Mistake as to victim's age not a defense.
- Utah Code Ann. § 76-2-305 — Mental condition - Use as a defense - Influence of alcohol or other substance voluntarily consumed.
- Utah Code Ann. § 76-2-306 — Voluntary intoxication.
- Utah Code Ann. § 76-2-307 — Voluntary termination of efforts prior to offense.
- Utah Code Ann. § 76-2-308 — Affirmative defenses.
- Utah Code Ann. § 76-2-309 — Justified use of force.
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