{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-76-5-207.5","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 76-5-207.5","heading":"Automobile homicide involving a handheld wireless communication device while driving.","body":"(1)\n(a) As used in this section:\n(i) \"Criminally negligent\" means the same as that term is described in Subsection 76-2-103(4).\n(ii) \"Motor vehicle\" means any self-propelled vehicle, including an automobile, truck, van, motorcycle, train, engine, watercraft, or aircraft.\n(iii) \"Negligent\" means the failure to exercise the degree of care that a reasonable and prudent person exercises under similar circumstances.\n(iv) \"Wireless communication device\" means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-6a-1716.\n(b) Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section.\n(2) An actor commits automobile homicide if the actor:\n(a) operates a moving motor vehicle in a negligent manner;\n(b) while using a wireless communication device in violation of Section 41-6a-1716; and\n(c) causes the death of another individual.\n(3)\n(a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), a violation of Subsection (2) is a third degree felony.\n(b) A violation of Subsection (2) is a second degree felony if the actor operated the moving motor vehicle in a criminally negligent manner.","path":["Title 76 Criminal Offenses","Chapter 76-5 Offenses Against the Individual","Part 76-5-2 Criminal Homicide"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter5/76-5-S207.5.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"7fc3c9afcfe76679e186d99628546a877c26bd865f8f27477577e091e88cdaa1","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-76-5-207","next":"us-ut/utah-code-76-5-208"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}