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2021 Utah Code
Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code
Chapter 5 - Offenses Against the Person
Part 7 - Genital Mutilation
Section 701 - Female genital mutilation definition.
Universal Citation: UT Code § 76-5-701 (2021)
Effective 5/14/2019
76-5-701. Female genital mutilation definition.
Enacted by Chapter 398, 2019 General Session
76-5-701. Female genital mutilation definition.
- (1) As used in this part, female genital mutilation means any procedure that involves partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or any harmful procedure to the female genitalia, including:
- (a) clitoridectomy;
- (b) the partial or total removal of the clitoris or the prepuce;
- (c) excision or the partial or total removal of the clitoris and the labia minora, with or without excision of the labia majora;
- (d) infibulation or the narrowing of the vaginal orifice with the creation of a covering seal by cutting and appositioning the labia minora or the labia majora, with or without excision of the clitoris;
- (e) pricking, piercing, incising, or scraping, and cauterizing the genital area; or
- (f) any other actions intended to alter the structure or function of the female genitalia for non-medical reasons.
- (2) Female genital mutilation is considered a form of child abuse for mandatory reporting under Section 62A-4a-403.
Enacted by Chapter 398, 2019 General Session
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