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2016 Utah Code
Title 53 - Public Safety Code
Chapter 13 - Peace Officer Classifications
Section 106.2 - State and local law enforcement officers and federal employees -- Exercise of federal law enforcement authority when based on a federal enactment.

UT Code § 53-13-106.2 (2016) What's This?
Effective 5/13/2014
53-13-106.2. State and local law enforcement officers and federal employees -- Exercise of federal law enforcement authority when based on a federal enactment.
Subject to Sections 53-13-106.6 and 53-13-106.7, and Subsection 53-13-106.9(1):
  • (1) State and local law enforcement officers may recognize a federal employee's exercise of law enforcement authority, either on or off federally managed land, when the exercise is consistent with the Constitution of the United States and based on:
    • (a) a federal statute other than the Assimilative Crimes Act, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 13; or
    • (b) a federal regulation that is authorized by a federal statute other than the Assimilative Crimes Act, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 13.
  • (2) Notwithstanding Subsection 53-13-106.2(1), state and local law enforcement officers may recognize a federal employee's exercise of law enforcement authority, on federally managed land other than proprietary jurisdiction federally managed land, when the exercise is consistent with the Constitution of the United States and based on:
    • (a) a federal statute, including the Assimilative Crimes Act, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 13; or
    • (b) a federal regulation that is authorized by a federal statute including the Assimilative Crimes Act, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 13.


Enacted by Chapter 317, 2014 General Session

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