Utah Code Title 76. Utah Criminal Code § 76-8-510.5. Tampering with evidence

(a)(i) believes that an official proceeding or investigation is pending or about to be instituted; or

(ii) intends to prevent an official proceeding or investigation or to prevent the production of a thing or item which reasonably would be anticipated to be evidence in the official proceeding or investigation; and

(i) alters, destroys, conceals, or removes a thing or item with the purpose of impairing the veracity or availability of the thing or item in the proceeding or investigation; or

(ii) makes, presents, or uses a thing or item which the actor knows to be false with the purpose of deceiving a public servant or other party who is or may be engaged in the proceeding or investigation.