{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-76-9-1807","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 76-9-1807","heading":"Unlawful misuse of a recycling bin.","body":"(1)\n(a) As used in this section:\n(i) \"Recycling\" means the process of collecting materials diverted from the waste stream for reuse.\n(ii) \"Recycling bin\" means any receptacle made available to the public by a governmental entity or private business for the collection of any source-separated item for recycling purposes.\n(b) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-9-1801 apply to this section.\n(2) An actor commits unlawful misuse of a recycling bin if:\n(a) the actor places a prohibited item or substance in a recycling bin; and\n(b) the recycling bin is posted with the following information printed legibly in basic English:\n(i) a descriptive list of the items that may be deposited in the recycling bin, entitled in boldface capital letters: \"ITEMS YOU MAY DEPOSIT IN THIS RECYCLING BIN:\";\n(ii) at the end of the list in Subsection (2)(b)(i), the following statement in boldface capital letters: \"REMOVING FROM THIS BIN ANY ITEM THAT IS LISTED ABOVE AND THAT YOU DID NOT PLACE IN THE CONTAINER IS THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF THEFT, PUNISHABLE BY LAW.\";\n(iii) the following statement in boldface capital letters: \"DEPOSIT OF ANY OTHER ITEM IN THIS RECYCLING BIN IS AGAINST THE LAW.\";\n(iv) the following statement in boldface capital letters, posted on the recycling collection container in close proximity to the other notices required under Subsection (2)(b): \"PLACING ANY ITEM OR SUBSTANCE IN THIS RECYCLING BIN OTHER THAN THOSE ALLOWED IN THE LIST POSTED ON THIS BIN IS AN INFRACTION, PUNISHABLE BY A MAXIMUM FINE OF $750.\"; and\n(v) the name and telephone number of the entity that owns the recycling bin or is responsible for its placement and maintenance.\n(3) A violation of Subsection (2) is an infraction.","path":["Title 76 Criminal Offenses","Chapter 76-9 Offenses Against Public Order, Health, and Safety","Part 76-9-18 Litter and Recycling Violations"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter9/76-9-S1807.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"f15f1365c0619de3d36732f00c87bc6a5d2b6c84ea1b07fb2e7dddc0a3d02e44","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-76-9-1806","next":"us-ut/utah-code-76-9-1901"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}