{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-76-8-311.9","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 76-8-311.9","heading":"Prohibited tobacco, electronic cigarette, or nicotine product in a correctional facility.","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) \"Electronic cigarette product\" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-9-1101.\n(iii) \"Nicotine product\" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-9-1101.\n(iv) \"Offender\" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-8-311.3.\n(v) \"Tobacco product\" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-9-1101.\n(b) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-8-101 apply to this section.\n(2) An actor commits prohibited tobacco, electronic cigarette, or nicotine product in a correctional facility if the actor, with the intent to directly or indirectly provide or sell a tobacco product, electronic cigarette product, or nicotine product to an offender, directly or indirectly:\n(a) transports, delivers, or distributes a tobacco product, electronic cigarette product, or nicotine product to an offender or on the grounds of a correctional facility;\n(b) solicits, requests, commands, coerces, encourages, or intentionally aids another individual to transport a tobacco product, electronic cigarette product, or nicotine product to an offender or on the grounds of a correctional facility, if the other individual is acting with the mental state required for the commission of an offense; or\n(c) facilitates, arranges, or causes the transport of a tobacco product, electronic cigarette product, or nicotine product in violation of this section or Section 76-8-311.3 to an offender or on the grounds of a correctional facility.\n(3) Except as provided in Subsection (4), a violation of Subsection (2) is a class A misdemeanor.\n(4) The defenses provided in Section 76-8-311.3 apply to this section.\n(5) In accordance with Section 76-8-311.3, the Department of Corrections shall make rules under Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to establish guidelines for providing written notice to visitors that providing a tobacco product, electronic cigarette product, or nicotine product to an offender is a class A misdemeanor.","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-S311.9.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"041174ffd68198f4f863ac491c77d6d220183ce7163f39bc156ebaf4a07d60be","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-76-8-311.8","next":"us-ut/utah-code-76-8-311.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}