2023 Utah Code
Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code
Chapter 5 - Offenses Against the Individual
Part 3 - Kidnapping, Trafficking, and Smuggling
Section 310 - Aggravated human trafficking -- Penalties.

Universal Citation: UT Code § 76-5-310 (2023)
Effective 5/4/2022
76-5-310. Aggravated human trafficking -- Penalties.
  • (1) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-5-307 apply to this section.
  • (2) An actor commits aggravated human trafficking for labor or sexual exploitation if, in the course of committing an offense under Section 76-5-308 or 76-5-308.1, the offense:
    • (a) results in the death of a trafficked individual;
    • (b) results in serious bodily injury of a trafficked individual;
    • (c) involves:
      • (i) rape under Section 76-5-402;
      • (ii) rape of a child under Section 76-5-402.1;
      • (iii) object rape under Section 76-5-402.2;
      • (iv) object rape of a child under Section 76-5-402.3;
      • (v) forcible sodomy under Section 76-5-403;
      • (vi) sodomy on a child under Section 76-5-403.1;
      • (vii) aggravated sexual abuse of a child under Section 76-5-404.3; or
      • (viii) aggravated sexual assault under Section 76-5-405;
    • (d) involves the trafficking of 10 or more individuals; or
    • (e) involves an individual trafficked for longer than 30 consecutive days.
  • (3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a first degree felony.
  • (4) Aggravated human trafficking is a separate offense from any other crime committed in relationship to the commission of the offense.


Amended by Chapter 181, 2022 General Session
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