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2011 Utah Code
Title 76 Utah Criminal Code
Chapter 1 General Provisions
- Section 101 Short title.
- Section 102 Effective date.
- Section 103 Application of code -- Offense prior to effective date.
- Section 104 Purposes and principles of construction.
- Section 105 Common law crimes abolished.
- Section 106 Strict construction rule not applicable.
- Section 107 Procedure -- Applicable provisions -- Military codes, enforcement of court orders, and liability for civil damages not affected.
- Section 108 Separability clause.
- Section 201 Jurisdiction of offenses.
- Section 202 Venue of actions.
- Section 301 Offenses for which prosecution may be commenced at any time.
- Section 301.5 Time limitations for prosecution of misusing public money, falsification or alteration of government records, and bribery.
- Section 302 Time limitations for prosecution of offenses -- Provisions if DNA evidence would identify the defendant -- Commencement of prosecution.
- Section 303 Time limitations for fraud or breach of fiduciary obligation -- Misconduct of public officer or employee.
- Section 304 Defendant out of state -- Plea held invalid -- New prosecutions.
- Section 305 Lesser included offense for which period of limitations has run.
- Section 306 Judge to determine.
- Section 401 "Single criminal episode" defined -- Joinder of offenses and defendants.
- Section 402 Separate offenses arising out of single criminal episode -- Included offenses.
- Section 403 Former prosecution barring subsequent prosecution for offense out of same episode.
- Section 404 Concurrent jurisdiction -- Prosecution in other jurisdiction barring prosecution in state.
- Section 405 Subsequent prosecution not barred -- Circumstances.
- Section 501 Presumption of innocence -- "Element of the offense" defined.
- Section 502 Negating defense by allegation or proof -- When not required.
- Section 503 Presumption of fact.
- Section 504 Affirmative defense presented by defendant.
- Section 601 Definitions.
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