2006 Utah Code - 76-9-701 — Intoxication -- Release of arrested person or placement in detoxification center.

     76-9-701.   Intoxication -- Release of arrested person or placement in detoxification center.
     (1) A person is guilty of intoxication if he is under the influence of alcohol, a controlled substance, or any substance having the property of releasing toxic vapors, to a degree that the person may endanger himself or another, in a public place or in a private place where he unreasonably disturbs other persons.
     (2) A peace officer or a magistrate may release from custody an individual arrested under this section if he believes imprisonment is unnecessary for the protection of the individual or another; or a peace officer may take the arrested person to a detoxification center or other special facility as an alternative to incarceration or release from custody.
     (3) When a person who is at least 13 years old, but younger than 18 years old, is found by the court to have violated this section, the provisions regarding suspension of the driver's license under Section 78-3a-506 apply to the violation.
     (4) When the court has issued an order suspending a person's driving privileges for a violation of this section, the person's driver license shall be suspended under Section 53-3-219.
     (5) An offense under this section is a class C misdemeanor.

Amended by Chapter 365, 1997 General Session