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2006 Utah Code - 76-5-201 — Criminal homicide -- Elements -- Designations of offenses.

     76-5-201.   Criminal homicide -- Elements -- Designations of offenses.
     (1) (a) A person commits criminal homicide if he intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, with criminal negligence, or acting with a mental state otherwise specified in the statute defining the offense, causes the death of another human being, including an unborn child at any stage of its development.
     (b) There shall be no cause of action for criminal homicide for the death of an unborn child caused by an abortion.
     (2) Criminal homicide is aggravated murder, murder, manslaughter, child abuse homicide, homicide by assault, negligent homicide, or automobile homicide.

Amended by Chapter 327, 2002 General Session

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