{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-76-4-101","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 76-4-101","heading":"Attempt -- Elements of offense.","body":"(1) For purposes of this part, a person is guilty of an attempt to commit a crime if he:\n(a) engages in conduct constituting a substantial step toward commission of the crime; and\n(b)\n(i) intends to commit the crime; or\n(ii) when causing a particular result is an element of the crime, he acts with an awareness that his conduct is reasonably certain to cause that result.\n(2) For purposes of this part, conduct constitutes a substantial step if it strongly corroborates the actor's mental state as defined in Subsection (1)(b).\n(3) A defense to the offense of attempt does not arise:\n(a) because the offense attempted was actually committed; or\n(b) due to factual or legal impossibility if the offense could have been committed if the attendant circumstances had been as the actor believed them to be.","path":["Title 76 Criminal Offenses","Chapter 76-4 Inchoate Offenses","Part 76-4-1 Attempt"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter4/76-4-S101.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"4149d959848fa91f670882b973c61585ff610f8d6fa9b4de601de6e6f5e48c50","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-76-3-410","next":"us-ut/utah-code-76-4-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}