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Utah · Through 2026 General Session

Utah Code § 76-5-316: Human smuggling.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 76 Criminal Offenses
  2. Chapter 76-5 Offenses Against the Individual
  3. Part 76-5-3 Kidnapping, Trafficking, And Smuggling

(1)

(a) As used in this section:

(i) "Commercial purpose" includes direct or indirect participation in, or facilitation of, the transportation of one or more individuals for the purpose of:

(A) charging or obtaining a fee, or attempting to charge or obtain a fee, for the transportation; or

(B) obtaining, exchanging, or receiving, or attempting to obtain, exchange, or receive, any thing or item of value.

(ii) "Facilitation of the transportation" includes providing:

(A) travel arrangement services;

(B) payment for the costs of travel; or

(C) property that would advance an act of transportation, including:

(I) a vehicle or other means of transportation;

(II) a weapon;

(III) false identification; or

(IV) making lodging available, including by rent, lease, or sale.

(b) Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section.

(2) An actor commits human smuggling if the actor transports or procures the transportation for one or more individuals for a commercial purpose, knowing or having reason to know that the individual or individuals transported or to be transported are not:

(a) citizens of the United States;

(b) permanent resident aliens; or

(c) otherwise lawfully in this state or entitled to be in this state.

(3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a second degree felony.

(4) An offense committed under this section is a separate offense from any other offense committed in relationship to the commission of an offense under this section.

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