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Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code
Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Responsibility
Part 3 - Defenses to Criminal Responsibility
Section 307 - Voluntary termination of efforts prior to offense.
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UT Code § 76-2-307 (2019)
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76-2-307. Voluntary termination of efforts prior to offense.
It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution in which an actor's criminal responsibility arises from his own conduct or from being a party to an offense under Section 76-2-202 that prior to the commission of the offense, the actor voluntarily terminated his effort to promote or facilitate its commission and either:
Amended by Chapter 20, 1995 General Session
It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution in which an actor's criminal responsibility arises from his own conduct or from being a party to an offense under Section 76-2-202 that prior to the commission of the offense, the actor voluntarily terminated his effort to promote or facilitate its commission and either:
- (1) Gave timely warning to the proper law enforcement authorities or the intended victim; or
- (2) Wholly deprives his prior efforts of effectiveness in the commission.
Amended by Chapter 20, 1995 General Session
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