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Utah Code Title 76. Utah Criminal Code § 76-10-1228. Indecent public displays--Prohibitions--Penalty

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) Subject to the affirmative defense in Subsection 76-10-1208(3), a person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor who willfully or knowingly:

(a) engages in the business of selling, lending, giving away, showing, advertising for sale, or distributing to a minor or has in the person's possession with intent to engage in that business or to otherwise offer for sale or commercial distribution to a minor any material with:

(i) a description or depiction of illicit sex or sexual immorality; or

(ii) a nude or partially denuded figure; or

(b) publicly displays at newsstands or any other establishment frequented by minors, or where the minors are or may be invited as a part of the general public, any motion picture, or any live, taped, or recorded performance, or any still picture or photograph, or any book, pocket book, pamphlet, or magazine the cover or content of which:

(i) exploits, is devoted to, or is principally made up of one or more descriptions or depictions of illicit sex or sexual immorality; or

(ii) consists of one or more pictures of nude or partially denuded figures.

(2)(a) A violation of this section is punishable by:

(i) a minimum mandatory fine of not less than $500; and

(ii) incarceration, without suspension of sentence in any way, for a term of not less than 30 days.

(b) This section supersedes Section 77-18-105.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 76. Utah Criminal Code § 76-10-1228. Indecent public displays--Prohibitions--Penalty - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-76-utah-criminal-code/ut-code-sect-76-10-1228/

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