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Utah Code § 76-9-1902: Vehicle compartment for contraband -- Penalties.

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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 76-9-19 Unlawful Contraband Compartment in a Vehicle

(1) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-9-1901 apply to this section.

(2) An actor commits unlawful possession, use, or control of a vehicle with a contraband compartment if the actor knowingly possesses, uses, or controls a vehicle that has a compartment with the intent to store, conceal, or transport contraband in the compartment.

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

(4) The trier of fact may infer that an actor intended to store, conceal, or transport contraband if:

(a) the actor possesses, uses, or controls a vehicle that has a compartment; and

(b) the compartment contains:

(i) contraband; or

(ii) evidence of prior storage, concealment, or transportation of contraband.

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