Utah Code Title 76. Utah Criminal Code § 76-3-203.10 § 76-3-203.10. Violent offense committed in presence of a child--Penalties

(a) “In the presence of a child” means:

(b) “Violent criminal offense” means any criminal offense involving violence or physical harm or threat of violence or physical harm, or any attempt to commit a criminal offense involving violence or physical harm that is not a domestic violence offense as defined in Section 77-36-1.

(a) commits or attempts to commit criminal homicide, as defined in Section 76-5-201, against a third party in the presence of a child;

(b) intentionally causes or attempts to cause serious bodily injury to a third party or uses a dangerous weapon, as defined in Section 76-1-101.5, or other means or force likely to produce death or serious bodily injury, against a third party in the presence of a child; or

(c) under circumstances not amounting to a violation of Subsection (2)(a) or (b), commits a violent criminal offense in the presence of a child.