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Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code
Chapter 9 - Offenses Against Public Order and Decency
Part 4 - Offenses Against Privacy
Section 404 - Criminal defamation.
Universal Citation:
UT Code § 76-9-404 (2023)
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76-9-404. Criminal defamation.
Enacted by Chapter 196, 1973 General Session
- (1) A person is guilty of criminal defamation if he knowingly communicates to any person orally or in writing any information which he knows to be false and knows will tend to expose any other living person to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule.
- (2) Criminal defamation is a class B misdemeanor.
Enacted by Chapter 196, 1973 General Session
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