{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-76-3-203.10","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 76-3-203.10","heading":"Violent offense committed in presence of a child -- Penalties.","body":"(1) As used in this section:\n(a) \"In the presence of a child\" means:\n(i) in the physical presence of a child younger than 14 years old; and\n(ii) having knowledge that the child is present and may see or hear the commission of a violent criminal offense.\n(b) \"Violent criminal offense\" means any criminal offense involving violence or physical harm or threat of violence or physical harm, or any attempt to commit a criminal offense involving violence or physical harm that is not a domestic violence offense as defined in Section 77-36-1.\n(2) A person commits a violent criminal offense in the presence of a child if the person:\n(a) commits or attempts to commit criminal homicide, as defined in Section 76-5-201, against a third party in the presence of a child;\n(b) intentionally causes or attempts to cause serious bodily injury to a third party or uses a dangerous weapon, as defined in Section 76-1-101.5, or other means or force likely to produce death or serious bodily injury, against a third party in the presence of a child; or\n(c) under circumstances not amounting to a violation of Subsection (2)(a) or (b), commits a violent criminal offense in the presence of a child.\n(3) A person who violates Subsection (2) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.","path":["Title 76 Criminal Offenses","Chapter 76-3 Punishments","Part 76-3-2 Sentencing"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter3/76-3-S203.10.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"60e9834620f043d239fd177d6dc03cac87c1446c26e9e6d1eae2882ac8c86c44","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-76-3-203.9","next":"us-ut/utah-code-76-3-203.11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}