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2023 Utah Code
Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code
Chapter 5 - Offenses Against the Individual
Part 1 - Assault and Related Offenses
Section 105 - Mayhem.

Universal Citation:
UT Code § 76-5-105 (2023)
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Effective 5/4/2022
76-5-105. Mayhem.
  • (1) Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section.
  • (2) An actor commits mayhem if the actor unlawfully and intentionally:
    • (a) deprives an individual of a member of the individual's body;
    • (b) disables or renders useless a member of an individual's body;
    • (c) cuts out or disables an individual's tongue;
    • (d) puts out an individual's eye; or
    • (e) slits an individual's nose, ear, or lip.
  • (3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a second degree felony.


Amended by Chapter 181, 2022 General Session
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