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2020 Utah Code
Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code
Chapter 5 - Offenses Against the Person
Part 7 - Genital Mutilation
Section 702 - Prohibition on female genital mutilation -- Exceptions.
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UT Code § 76-5-702 (2020)
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Effective 5/12/2020
76-5-702. Prohibition on female genital mutilation -- Exceptions.
Amended by Chapter 354, 2020 General Session
76-5-702. Prohibition on female genital mutilation -- Exceptions.
- (1) It is a second degree felony for any person to:
- (a) perform a procedure described in Section 76-5-701 on a female under 18 years of age;
- (b) give permission for or permit a procedure described in Section 76-5-701 to be performed on a female under 18 years of age; or
- (c) remove or cause, permit, or facilitate the removal of a female under 18 years of age from this state for the purpose of facilitating the performance of a procedure described in Section 76-5-701 on the female.
- (2) It is not a defense to female genital mutilation that the conduct described in Section 76-5-701 is required as a matter of religion, custom, ritual, or standard practice, or that the individual on whom it is performed or the individual's parent or guardian consented to the procedure.
- (3) A surgical procedure is not a violation of Section 76-5-701 if the procedure is performed by a physician licensed as a medical professional in the place it is performed and is:
- (a) medically advisable;
- (b) necessary to preserve or protect the physical health of the person on whom it is performed; or
- (c) requested for sex reassignment surgery by the person on whom it is performed.
- (4) A medical professional licensed in accordance with Title 58, Chapter 31b, Nurse Practice Act, Title 58, Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act, Title 58, Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act, or Title 58, Chapter 70a, Utah Physician Assistant Act, who is convicted of a violation of this section shall have their license permanently revoked by the appropriate licensing board.
Amended by Chapter 354, 2020 General Session
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