Utah § 76-8-417 - Tampering with an official notice or proclamation.

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§ 76-8-417. Tampering with an official notice or proclamation.

Effective 5/1/2024
76-8-417.  Tampering with an official notice or proclamation.
(1)Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-8-101 apply to this section.
(2)An actor commits tampering with an official notice or proclamation if the actor intentionally defaces, obliterates, tears down, or destroys:
(a)a copy, transcript, or extract from or of a law of the United States or of this state; or
(b)a proclamation, advertisement, or notice, set up in this state by authority of a law of the United States or of this state, or by order of a court or of a public officer, before the expiration of the time for which the proclamation, advertisement, or notice was to remain set up.
(3)A violation of Subsection (2) is an infraction.


Amended by Chapter 96, 2024 General Session

Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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