{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-76-5-103","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 76-5-103","heading":"Aggravated assault.","body":"(1)\n(a) As used in this section:\n(i) \"Chokehold\" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-5-102.\n(ii) \"Targeting a law enforcement officer\" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-5-202.\n(b) Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section.\n(2) An actor commits aggravated assault if:\n(a)\n(i) the actor attempts, with unlawful force or violence, to do bodily injury to another;\n(ii) the actor makes a threat, accompanied by a show of immediate force or violence, to do bodily injury to another; or\n(iii) the actor commits an act, committed with unlawful force or violence, that causes bodily injury to another or creates a substantial risk of bodily injury to another; and\n(b) the actor's conduct described in Subsection (2)(a) includes:\n(i) the use of:\n(A) a dangerous weapon; or\n(B) a motor vehicle;\n(ii) any act that intentionally or knowingly impedes the breathing or the circulation of blood of another individual by the actor's use of unlawful force or violence by:\n(A) applying pressure to the neck or throat of an individual; or\n(B) obstructing the nose, mouth, or airway of an individual; or\n(iii) other means or force likely to produce death or serious bodily injury.\n(3)\n(a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b) or (c), a violation of Subsection (2) is a third degree felony.\n(b) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(c), a violation of Subsection (2) is a second degree felony if:\n(i) the act results in serious bodily injury; or\n(ii) an act under Subsection (2)(b)(ii) produces a loss of consciousness.\n(c) A violation of Subsection (2) is a first degree felony if the conduct constitutes targeting a law enforcement officer and results in serious bodily injury.\n(4) 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-S103.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"b3ab5fe28d3b0a9eb61fafd9085c72986a3bbf70bea73857ae00f6aeae6295bd","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-76-5-102.10","next":"us-ut/utah-code-76-5-103.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}