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Utah Code § 76-9-1804: Unlawful failure to remove injurious substance while removing a vehicle.

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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 76-9-18 Litter and Recycling Violations

(1) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-9-1801 apply to this section.

(2) An actor commits unlawful failure to remove injurious substance while removing a vehicle if the actor:

(a) removes a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a park, recreation area, or other public or private land; and

(b) fails to remove glass or other injurious substance dropped from the vehicle in the park, recreation area, or other private or public land.

(3)

(a) A violation of Subsection (2) is a class C misdemeanor and subject to a minimum fine of $100 for each violation.

(b) The court may require the actor to participate in at least four hours of cleaning up:

(i) the glass or other injurious substance dropped from the vehicle; and

(ii) existing litter from a safe area designated by the court.

(4) A municipality within the municipality's corporate limits and a county outside of incorporated municipalities may enact local ordinances to carry out the provisions of this section.

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