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Utah Code Title 76. Utah Criminal Code § 76-8-305. Interference with a peace officer

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

(1) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-8-101 apply to this section.

(2) An actor commits interference with a peace officer if the actor:

(a) knows, or by the exercise of reasonable care should have known, that a peace officer is seeking to effect a lawful arrest or detention of the actor or another individual; and

(b) interferes with the arrest or detention by:

(i) use of force or a weapon;

(ii) refusing to perform an act required by lawful order:

(A) necessary to effect the arrest or detention; and

(B) made by a peace officer involved in the arrest or detention; or

(iii) refusing to refrain from performing an act that would impede the arrest or detention.

(3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a class B misdemeanor.

(4) Recording the actions of a peace officer with a camera, mobile phone, or other photographic device, while the peace officer is performing official duties in plain view, does not by itself constitute:

(a) interference with the peace officer;

(b) willful resistance;

(c) disorderly conduct; or

(d) obstruction of justice.

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