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Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code
Chapter 4 - Inchoate Offenses
Part 2 - Conspiracy, Solicitation, and Contributing to Delinquency
Section 206 - Contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
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UT Code § 76-4-206 (2025)
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Effective 5/1/2024
76-4-206. Contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 301, 2024 General Session
76-4-206. Contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
- (1)
- (a)As used in this section:
- (i)"Adult" means an individual who is 18 years old or older.
- (ii)"Minor" means an individual who is younger than 18 years old.
- (b)Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section.
- (a)As used in this section:
- (2)An actor commits contributing to the delinquency of a minor if the actor:
- (a)is an adult; and
- (b)commits any act or engages in any conduct that the actor knows or should know would have the effect of causing or encouraging a minor to commit an act that would be a class B misdemeanor, a class C misdemeanor, or an infraction under a federal or state statute or a county or municipal ordinance.
- (3)A violation of Subsection (2) is a class B misdemeanor.
- (4)A violation of Subsection (2) does not require that the minor be found to be delinquent or to have committed a delinquent act.
- (5)An offense committed under Subsection (2) is in addition to any completed or inchoate offense which the actor may have committed personally or as a party.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 301, 2024 General Session
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