{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-77-11a-201","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 77-11a-201","heading":"Grounds for seizing property and contraband.","body":"A peace officer may seize property or contraband:\n(1) upon a search warrant or administrative warrant that is issued in accordance with the Utah Code and the Utah Rules of Criminal Procedure;\n(2) when the seizure is incident to an arrest;\n(3) when the property seized is the subject of a prior judgment in favor of the state in a criminal injunction or forfeiture proceeding under Chapter 11b, Forfeiture of Seized Property; or\n(4) when the peace officer has probable cause to believe that the property or contraband:\n(a) is directly or indirectly dangerous to health or safety;\n(b) is evidence of an offense;\n(c) has been used or was intended to be used to commit an offense; or\n(d) is proceeds of an offense.","path":["Title 77 Criminal Procedure","Chapter 77-11a Seizure of Property and Contraband","Part 77-11a-2 Seizure of Property and Contraband"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title77/Chapter11a/77-11a-S201.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"9c9cde627082579779597189b44addfe89cd8e54a16c945a7b43eac30bd527fb","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-77-11a-102","next":"us-ut/utah-code-77-11a-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}