{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-53-29-202","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 53-29-202","heading":"Registrable offenses -- Status as a sex offender, kidnap offender, and child abuse offender established.","body":"(1) An individual is an offender described in Subsection (2) and subject to the requirements, restrictions, and penalties described in this chapter if the individual:\n(a) has been convicted in this state of:\n(i) aggravated child abuse under Subsection 76-5-109.2(3)(a) or (b);\n(ii) child torture under Section 76-5-109.4;\n(iii) a felony or class A misdemeanor violation of enticing a minor under Section 76-5-417;\n(iv) sexual exploitation of a vulnerable adult under Section 76-5b-202;\n(v) human trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation under Section 76-5-308.1;\n(vi) human trafficking of a child for commercial sexual exploitation under Section 76-5-308.6;\n(vii) aggravated human trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation under Section 76-5-310.2;\n(viii) human trafficking of a vulnerable adult for commercial sexual exploitation under Section 76-5-312;\n(ix) unlawful sexual activity with a minor under Section 76-5-401, except as provided in Subsection 76-5-401(3)(b) or (c);\n(x) sexual abuse of a minor under Section 76-5-401.1, on the individual's first offense unless the individual was younger than 21 years old at the time of the offense then on the individual's second offense;\n(xi) unlawful sexual conduct with a 16 or 17 year old under Section 76-5-401.2;\n(xii) rape under Section 76-5-402;\n(xiii) rape of a child under Section 76-5-402.1;\n(xiv) object rape under Section 76-5-402.2;\n(xv) object rape of a child under Section 76-5-402.3;\n(xvi) a felony violation of forcible sodomy under Section 76-5-403;\n(xvii) sodomy on a child under Section 76-5-403.1;\n(xviii) forcible sexual abuse under Section 76-5-404;\n(xix) sexual abuse of a child under Section 76-5-404.1;\n(xx) aggravated sexual abuse of a child under Section 76-5-404.3;\n(xxi) aggravated sexual assault under Section 76-5-405;\n(xxii) custodial sexual relations under Section 76-5-412, if the victim in custody is younger than 18 years old and the offense is committed on or after May 10, 2011;\n(xxiii) sexual exploitation of a minor under Section 76-5b-201;\n(xxiv) aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor under Section 76-5b-201.1;\n(xxv) sexual extortion under Section 76-5b-204;\n(xxvi) aggravated sexual extortion under Section 76-5b-204.1;\n(xxvii) possession of apparent child sexual abuse material under Section 76-5b-207;\n(xxviii) distribution of apparent child sexual abuse material under Section 76-5b-208;\n(xxix) unlawful activity regarding obscene material depicting the sexual abuse of a minor under Section 76-5b-209;\n(xxx) incest under Section 76-7-102;\n(xxxi) lewdness under Section 76-5-419, if the individual has been convicted of the offense four or more times;\n(xxxii) sexual battery under Section 76-5-418, if the individual has been convicted of the offense four or more times;\n(xxxiii) any combination of convictions of lewdness under Section 76-5-419, and of sexual battery under Section 76-5-418, that total four or more convictions;\n(xxxiv) lewdness involving a child under Section 76-5-420;\n(xxxv) a felony or class A misdemeanor violation of:\n(A) voyeurism under Section 76-12-306;\n(B) recorded or photographed voyeurism under Section 76-12-307; or\n(C) distribution of images obtained through voyeurism under Section 76-12-308;\n(xxxvi) aggravated exploitation of prostitution under Section 76-5d-208;\n(xxxvii) kidnapping under Subsection 76-5-301(2)(c) or (d), if the offender was not the parent of the child victim;\n(xxxviii) child kidnapping under Section 76-5-301.1, if the offender was not the parent of the child victim;\n(xxxix) aggravated kidnapping under Section 76-5-302, if the offender was not the parent of the child victim;\n(xl) human trafficking for labor under Section 76-5-308, if the offender was not the parent of the child victim;\n(xli) human trafficking of a child for labor under Section 76-5-308.5, if the offender was not the parent of the child victim;\n(xlii) aggravated human trafficking for labor under Section 76-5-310, if the offender was not the parent of the child victim;\n(xliii) human trafficking of a vulnerable adult for labor under Section 76-5-311, if the offender was not the parent of the child victim;\n(xliv) human smuggling under Section 76-5-316, if the offender was not the parent of the child victim;\n(xlv) aggravated human smuggling under Section 76-5-317, if the offender was not the parent of the child victim; or\n(xlvi) attempting, soliciting, or conspiring to commit a felony violation of an offense listed in Subsections (1)(a)(i) through (xlv);\n(b)\n(i) has been convicted of a criminal offense, or an attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit a criminal offense in an external jurisdiction that is substantially equivalent to the offense listed in Subsection (1)(a); and\n(ii)\n(A) is a Utah resident; or\n(B) is not a Utah resident and is in this state for a total of 10 days in a 12-month period, regardless of whether the individual intends to permanently reside in this state;\n(c)\n(i)\n(A) is required to register on a registry in an external jurisdiction for individuals who have committed an offense listed in Subsection (1)(a) or a substantially equivalent offense;\n(B) is ordered by a court to register on a registry for individuals who have committed an offense listed in Subsection (1)(a) or a substantially equivalent offense; or\n(C) would be required to register on a registry in an external jurisdiction for individuals who have committed an offense listed in Subsection (1)(a), or a substantially equivalent offense, if residing in the external jurisdiction of the conviction regardless of the date of the conviction or a previous registration requirement; and\n(ii) is in this state for a total of 10 days in a 12-month period, regardless of whether the individual intends to permanently reside in this state;\n(d)\n(i)\n(A) is a nonresident regularly employed or working in this state; or\n(B) is a student in this state; and\n(ii)\n(A) is convicted of an offense listed in Subsection (1)(a) or a substantially equivalent offense in an external jurisdiction; or\n(B) is required to register on a sex, kidnap, and child abuse registry, or an equivalent registry, in the individual's state of residence based on a conviction for an offense that is not substantially equivalent to an offense listed in Subsection (1)(a);\n(e) is found not guilty by reason of insanity in this state or in an external jurisdiction of an offense listed in Subsection (1)(a) or a substantially equivalent offense; or\n(f)\n(i) is adjudicated under Section 80-6-701 for one or more offenses listed in Subsection (1)(a); and\n(ii) has been committed to the division for secure care, as defined in Section 80-1-102, for that offense if:\n(A) the individual remains in the division's custody until 30 days before the individual's 21st birthday;\n(B) the juvenile court extended the juvenile court's jurisdiction over the individual under Section 80-6-605 and the individual remains in the division's custody until 30 days before the individual's 25th birthday; or\n(C) the individual is moved from the division's custody to the custody of the department before expiration of the division's jurisdiction over the individual.\n(2) Subject to Subsection (3), an individual is:\n(a) a child abuse offender if the individual:\n(i) has committed, attempted, solicited, or conspired to commit an offense described in Subsection (1)(a)(i) through (ii); or\n(ii) meets a requirement described in Subsections (1)(b) through (e) for an offense described in Subsection (1)(a)(i) through (ii) or a substantially equivalent offense;\n(b) a sex offender if the individual:\n(i) has committed, attempted, solicited, or conspired to commit an offense described in Subsections (1)(a)(iii) through (xxxvi); or\n(ii) meets a requirement described in Subsections (1)(b) through (e) for an offense described in Subsections (1)(a)(iii) through (xxxvi) or a substantially equivalent offense; or\n(c) a kidnap offender if the individual:\n(i) has committed, attempted, solicited, or conspired to commit an offense described in Subsections (1)(a)(xxxvii) through (xlv); or\n(ii) meets a requirement described in Subsections (1)(b) through (e) for an offense described in Subsections (1)(a)(xxxvii) through (xlv) or a substantially equivalent offense.\n(3) An individual who has committed a registrable offense described in Subsection (1)(d)(ii)(B) in an external jurisdiction that is not substantially equivalent to an offense described in Subsection (1)(a) and is required to register on a sex, kidnap, and child abuse registry, or an equivalent registry, in the individual's state of residence is a child abuse offender, sex offender, or kidnap offender based on the individual's status on the registry in the individual's state of residence.\n(4) Notwithstanding Subsection 53-29-101(5)(a), a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a charge of sexual battery or lewdness that is held in abeyance under Title 77, Chapter 2a, Pleas in Abeyance, is the equivalent of a conviction even if the charge is subsequently reduced or dismissed in accordance with the plea in abeyance agreement.","path":["Title 53 Public Safety Code","Chapter 53-29 Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry","Part 53-29-2 Registrable Offenses, Timelines for Registration, and Petitions for Removal"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title53/Chapter29/53-29-S202.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"76fb655f2ec4c939b4ff93066a4d40759cd95a14c4a1736c9718831ed281d091","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-53-29-201","next":"us-ut/utah-code-53-29-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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