2011 Utah Code
Title 76 Utah Criminal Code
Chapter 6 Offenses Against Property
Section 1004 Presumptions and defenses.

76-6-1004. Presumptions and defenses.
(1) The presumptions and defenses regarding the theft of property in Section 76-6-402 apply to this part, in addition to the provisions of this section.
(2) It is a defense to a charge of mail theft that:
(a) the defendant was unaware that the mail belonged to another person;
(b) the defendant reasonably believed he was entitled to the mail or had a right to acquire or dispose of the mail as he did; or
(c) the mail belonged to the defendant's spouse, unless the parties were either legally separated or living in separate residences at the time of the alleged mail theft.