Utah Code Title 76. Utah Criminal Code § 76-10-1303. Patronizing a prostitute

(a) pays or offers or agrees to pay a prostituted individual, or an individual the actor believes to be a prostituted individual, a fee, or the functional equivalent of a fee, for the purpose of engaging in an act of sexual activity; or

(b) enters or remains in a place of prostitution for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity.

(5)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(d), if the patronizing of a prostitute under Subsection (1)(a) involves a child as the other individual, a violation of Subsection (1)(a) is a second degree felony.

(b) In accordance with Section 76-2-304.5, it is not a defense to a prosecution under Subsection (5)(a) that the actor mistakenly believed the individual to be 18 years old or older at the time of the offense or was unaware of the individual's true age.

(c) An actor's belief that the individual was under 18 years old at the time of the offense, even if the individual was 18 years old or older, is a violation of Subsection (5)(a).

(d) If the act committed under Subsection (5)(a) amounts to an offense that is subject to a greater penalty under another provision of state law than is provided under Subsection (5)(a), this Subsection (5) does not prohibit prosecution and sentencing for the more serious offense.

(a) the maximum fine amount and may not waive or suspend the fine; and

(b) the defendant to pay for and complete a court-approved educational program about the negative effects on an individual involved with prostitution or human trafficking.