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2021 Utah Code
Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code
Chapter 5 - Offenses Against the Person
Part 1 - Assault and Related Offenses
Section 102 - Assault -- Penalties.
Universal Citation: UT Code § 76-5-102 (2021)
Effective 5/12/2015
76-5-102. Assault -- Penalties.
Amended by Chapter 430, 2015 General Session
76-5-102. Assault -- Penalties.
- (1) Assault is:
- (a) an attempt, with unlawful force or violence, to do bodily injury to another; or
- (b) an act, committed with unlawful force or violence, that causes bodily injury to another or creates a substantial risk of bodily injury to another.
- (2) Assault is a class B misdemeanor.
- (3) Assault is a class A misdemeanor if:
- (a) the person causes substantial bodily injury to another; or
- (b) the victim is pregnant and the person has knowledge of the pregnancy.
- (4) It is not a defense against assault, that the accused caused serious bodily injury to another.
Amended by Chapter 430, 2015 General Session
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