{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-76-18-206","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 76-18-206","heading":"Unlawful failure to use original controlled substance container.","body":"(1) Terms defined in Sections 58-37-101, 76-1-101.5, 76-18-101, and 76-18-201 apply to this section.\n(2) An actor commits unlawful failure to use original controlled substance container if the actor:\n(a)\n(i) is an individual to whom, or for whose use, a controlled substance has been prescribed, sold, or dispensed by a practitioner; or\n(ii) is the owner of an animal for which a controlled substance has been prescribed, sold, or dispensed by a veterinarian; and\n(b) possesses the controlled substance in a manner other than in the container in which the controlled substance was delivered to the actor by the person selling or dispensing the controlled substance.\n(3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a class B misdemeanor.\n(4) It is a defense to a prosecution under this section if the actor produces in court a valid prescription for the controlled substance or the original container with the label attached.","path":["Title 76 Criminal Offenses","Chapter 76-18 Drug Offenses","Part 76-18-2 Offenses Concerning Controlled Substances"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter18/76-18-S206.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"34f0c8641c39132f0e85f985c6a327e2b0f3b6878b873c7cdea2ef7381220779","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-76-18-205","next":"us-ut/utah-code-76-18-207"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}