{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-76-8-317","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 76-8-317","heading":"Refusal to comply with an order to evacuate or order issued in a local or state emergency.","body":"(1) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-8-101 apply to this section.\n(2) An actor commits refusal to comply with an order to evacuate or order issued in a local or state emergency if the actor:\n(a) receives notice of:\n(i) an order to evacuate issued under Title 53, Chapter 2a, Emergency Management Act; or\n(ii) an order issued:\n(A) by the governor in a state of an emergency under Section 53-2a-204; or\n(B) by a chief executive officer in a local emergency under Section 53-2a-205; and\n(b) refuses to comply with the order described in Subsection (2)(a).\n(3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a class B 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-S317.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"2fcad16111ca315157aeb0b06df02f290fef8a709ebf89983d63d5b210054ad6","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-76-8-316.6","next":"us-ut/utah-code-76-8-318"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}