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2022 Utah Code
Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code
Chapter 5 - Offenses Against the Individual
Part 1 - Assault and Related Offenses
Section 102.8 - Disarming a peace officer -- Penalties.
Universal Citation: UT Code § 76-5-102.8 (2022)
Effective 5/4/2022
76-5-102.8. Disarming a peace officer -- Penalties.
Amended by Chapter 181, 2022 General Session
76-5-102.8. Disarming a peace officer -- Penalties.
- (1)
- (a) As used in this section:
- (i) "Conductive energy device" means a weapon that uses electrical current to disrupt voluntary control of muscles.
- (ii) "Firearm" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-10-501.
- (b) Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section.
- (a) As used in this section:
- (2) An actor commits disarming a peace officer if the actor intentionally takes or removes, or attempts to take or remove a firearm or a conductive energy device from an individual or immediate presence of an individual who the actor knows is a peace officer:
- (a) without the consent of the peace officer; and
- (b) while the peace officer is acting within the scope of the peace officer's authority as a peace officer.
- (3)
- (a) A violation of Subsection (2) regarding a firearm is a first degree felony.
- (b) A violation of Subsection (2) regarding a conductive energy device is a third degree felony.
Amended by Chapter 181, 2022 General Session
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