{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-76-8-311.4","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 76-8-311.4","heading":"Prohibited item in correctional or mental health facility for use by offender or detainee.","body":"(1)\n(a) As used in this section:\n(i) \"Correctional facility\" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-8-311.3.\n(ii) \"Dangerous weapon\" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-11-101.\n(iii) \"Mental health facility\" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-8-311.3.\n(iv) \"Offender\" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-8-311.3.\n(v) \"Secure area\" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-8-311.1.\n(b) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-8-101 apply to this section.\n(2) An actor commits prohibited item in correctional or mental health facility for use by offender or detainee if the actor:\n(a) transports a dangerous weapon, ammunition, or implement of escape to or within a correctional facility, or into a secure area of a mental health facility, with the intent to provide or sell to an offender or detainee the dangerous weapon, ammunition, or implement of escape; or\n(b) provides or sells a dangerous weapon, ammunition, or implement of escape to:\n(i) an offender at a correctional facility; or\n(ii) a detainee at a secure area of a mental health facility.\n(3) Except as provided in Subsection (4), a violation of Subsection (2) is a second degree felony.\n(4) The defenses provided in Section 76-8-311.3 apply to this section.","path":["Title 76 Criminal Offenses","Chapter 76-8 Offenses Against the Administration of Government","Part 76-8-3 Obstructing Governmental Operations"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter8/76-8-S311.4.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"8edbded8ecae6375f6b71c65a38c32c67cce146ffc4256792ef0b4eaac49668d","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-76-8-311.3","next":"us-ut/utah-code-76-8-311.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}