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Utah Code § 76-9-1110: Abuse of psychotoxic chemical solvent.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 76 Criminal Offenses
  2. Chapter 76-9 Offenses Against Public Order, Health, and Safety
  3. Part 76-9-11 Cigarettes, Tobacco, and Psychotoxic Chemical Solvents

(1)

(a) As used in this section, "psychotoxic chemical solvent" includes any glue, cement, or other substance containing one or more of the following chemical compounds:

(i) acetone and acetate;

(ii) amyl nitrite or amyl nitrate or their isomers;

(iii) benzene, butyl alcohol, butyl nitrite, butyl nitrate, or their isomers;

(iv) ethyl alcohol, ethyl nitrite, or ethyl nitrate;

(v) ethylene dichloride;

(vi) isobutyl alcohol;

(vii) methyl alcohol;

(viii) methyl ethyl ketone;

(ix) n-propyl alcohol;

(x) pentachlorophenol;

(xi) petroleum ether;

(xii) propyl nitrite or propyl nitrate or their isomers;

(xiii) toluene;

(xiv) xylene; or

(xv) another chemical substance capable of causing a condition of intoxication, inebriation, excitement, stupefaction, or the dulling of the brain or nervous system as a result of the inhalation of the fumes or vapors of such chemical substance.

(b) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-9-1101 apply to this section.

(2) Except as provided in Subsection (4), an actor commits abuse of psychotoxic chemical solvent if:

(a) for the purpose of causing a condition of intoxication, inebriation, excitement, stupefaction, or the dulling of the actor's brain or nervous system, the actor intentionally:

(i) smells or inhales the fumes of a psychotoxic chemical solvent; or

(ii) possesses, purchases, or attempts to possess or purchase a psychotoxic chemical solvent; or

(b) the actor offers, sells, or provides a psychotoxic chemical solvent to another person, knowing that other person or a third party intends to possess or use that psychotoxic chemical solvent in violation of Subsection (2)(a).

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

(4) This section does not apply to:

(a) the prescribed use, distribution, or sale of a psychotoxic chemical solvent for a medical or dental purpose; or

(b) a controlled substance regulated by the provisions of Chapter 18, Part 2, Offenses Concerning Controlled Substances, or Title 58, Chapter 37, Controlled Substances.

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