2017 Utah Code
Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code
Chapter 9 - Offenses Against Public Order and Decency
Part 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 702.7 - Voyeurism offenses -- Penalties.

Universal Citation:
UT Code § 76-9-702.7 (2017)
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Effective 5/9/2017
76-9-702.7. Voyeurism offenses -- Penalties.
  • (1) A person is guilty of voyeurism who intentionally uses any type of technology to secretly or surreptitiously record video of a person:
    • (a) for the purpose of viewing any portion of the individual's body regarding which the individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy, whether or not that portion of the body is covered with clothing;
    • (b) without the knowledge or consent of the individual; and
    • (c) under circumstances in which the individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy.
  • (2) A violation of Subsection (1) is a class A misdemeanor, except that a violation of Subsection (1) committed against a child under 14 years of age is a third degree felony.
  • (3) Distribution or sale of any images, including in print, electronic, magnetic, or digital format, obtained under Subsection (1) by transmission, display, or dissemination is a third degree felony, except that if the violation of this Subsection (3) includes images of a child under 14 years of age, the violation is a second degree felony.
  • (4) A person is guilty of voyeurism who, under circumstances not amounting to a violation of Subsection (1), views or attempts to view an individual, with or without the use of any instrumentality:
    • (a) with the intent of viewing any portion of the individual's body regarding which the individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy, whether or not that portion of the body is covered with clothing;
    • (b) without the knowledge or consent of the individual; and
    • (c) under circumstances in which the individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy.
  • (5) A violation of Subsection (4) is a class B misdemeanor, except that a violation of Subsection (4) committed against a child under 14 years of age is a class A misdemeanor.


Amended by Chapter 364, 2017 General Session
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