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2023 Utah Code
Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code
Chapter 5 - Offenses Against the Individual
Part 4 - Sexual Offenses
Section 402.3 - Object rape of a child -- Penalty.
Universal Citation: UT Code § 76-5-402.3 (2023)
Effective 5/4/2022
76-5-402.3. Object rape of a child -- Penalty.
Amended by Chapter 181, 2022 General Session
76-5-402.3. Object rape of a child -- Penalty.
- (1) Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section.
- (2)
- (a) An actor commits object rape of a child if:
- (i) the actor causes the penetration or touching, however slight, of the genital or anal opening of the individual by, except as provided in Subsection (2)(b):
- (A) a foreign object;
- (B) a substance;
- (C) an instrument; or
- (D) a device;
- (ii) the actor:
- (A) intends to cause substantial emotional or bodily pain to the individual; or
- (B) intends to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any individual; and
- (iii) the individual described in Subsection (2)(a)(i) is younger than 14 years old.
- (i) the actor causes the penetration or touching, however slight, of the genital or anal opening of the individual by, except as provided in Subsection (2)(b):
- (b) Subsection (2)(a) does not include penetration or touching by a part of the human body.
- (a) An actor commits object rape of a child if:
- (3)
- (a) A violation of Subsection (2) is a first degree felony punishable by a term of imprisonment of:
- (i) except as provided in Subsections (3)(a)(ii) and (4), not less than 25 years and which may be for life; or
- (ii) life without parole, if the trier of fact finds that:
- (A) during the course of the commission of the object rape of a child the defendant caused serious bodily injury to the victim; or
- (B) at the time of the commission of the object rape of a child the defendant was previously convicted of a grievous sexual offense.
- (b) Subsection (3)(a)(ii) does not apply if the defendant was younger than 18 years old at the time of the offense.
- (a) A violation of Subsection (2) is a first degree felony punishable by a term of imprisonment of:
- (4)
- (a) When imposing a sentence under Subsections (3)(a)(i) and (4)(b), a court may impose a term of imprisonment under Subsection (4)(b) if:
- (i) it is a first time offense for the defendant under this section;
- (ii) the defendant was younger than 21 years old at the time of the offense; and
- (iii) the court finds that a lesser term than the term described in Subsection (3)(a)(i) is in the interests of justice under the facts and circumstances of the case, including the age of the victim, and states the reasons for this finding on the record.
- (b) If the conditions of Subsection (4)(a) are met, the court may impose a term of imprisonment of not less than:
- (i) 15 years and which may be for life;
- (ii) 10 years and which may be for life; or
- (iii) six years and which may be for life.
- (a) When imposing a sentence under Subsections (3)(a)(i) and (4)(b), a court may impose a term of imprisonment under Subsection (4)(b) if:
- (5) Imprisonment under this section is mandatory in accordance with Section 76-3-406.
Amended by Chapter 181, 2022 General Session
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