{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-76-5-102","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 76-5-102","heading":"Assault.","body":"(1)\n(a) As used in this section, \"chokehold\" means a restraining hold in which one individual encircles the neck of another individual in a viselike grip using an arm.\n(b) Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section.\n(2) An actor commits assault if the actor:\n(a) attempts, with unlawful force or violence, to inflict bodily injury on an individual; or\n(b) commits an act, with unlawful force or violence, that:\n(i) causes bodily injury to an individual; or\n(ii) creates a substantial risk of bodily injury to an individual.\n(3)\n(a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), a violation of Subsection (2) is a class B misdemeanor.\n(b) A violation of Subsection (2) is a class A misdemeanor if:\n(i) the actor causes substantial bodily injury to an individual; or\n(ii) the individual is pregnant and the actor has knowledge of the pregnancy.\n(4) The fact that the actor caused serious bodily injury to an individual is not a defense to a violation of this section.\n(5) This section does not apply to an actor's use of a chokehold on another individual if:\n(a) the chokehold is done as part of training for, or participating in, a practice or sport in which a chokehold is a known and acceptable practice, including martial arts, wrestling, or mixed martial arts; and\n(b) the other individual is also training for, or participating in, the same practice or sport in which a chokehold is a known and acceptable practice.","path":["Title 76 Criminal Offenses","Chapter 76-5 Offenses Against the Individual","Part 76-5-1 Assault and Related Offenses"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter5/76-5-S102.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"a38cf0821148fc223172a652043f5edffc22afe13df5daaa556cc994ee1a9edc","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-76-5-101","next":"us-ut/utah-code-76-5-102.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}