{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-77-2-4.3","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 77-2-4.3","heading":"Compromise of boating violations -- Limitations.","body":"(1) As used in this section:\n(a) \"Compromise\" means referral of a person charged with a boating violation to a boating safety course approved by the Division of Outdoor Recreation.\n(b) \"Boating violation\" means any charge for which bail may be forfeited in lieu of appearance, by citation or information, of a violation of Title 73, Chapter 18, State Boating Act, amounting to:\n(i) a class B misdemeanor;\n(ii) a class C misdemeanor; or\n(iii) an infraction.\n(2) Any compromise of a boating violation shall be done pursuant to a plea in abeyance agreement as provided in Title 77, Chapter 2a, Pleas in Abeyance, except:\n(a) when the criminal prosecution is dismissed pursuant to Section 77-2-4; or\n(b) when there is a plea by the defendant to and entry of a judgment by a court for the offense originally charged or for an amended charge.\n(3) In a case that is compromised pursuant to Subsection (2):\n(a) the court, taking into consideration the offense charged, shall collect a plea in abeyance fee which shall:\n(i) be subject to the same surcharge as if imposed on a criminal fine;\n(ii) be allocated subject to the surcharge as if paid as a criminal fine under Section 78A-5-110 and a surcharge under Title 51, Chapter 9, Part 4, Criminal Conviction Surcharge Allocation; and\n(iii) be not more than $25 greater than the bail designated in the Uniform Bail Schedule; or\n(b) if no plea in abeyance fee is collected, a surcharge on the fee charged for the boating safety course shall be collected, which surcharge shall:\n(i) be computed, assessed, collected, and remitted in the same manner as if the boating safety course fee and surcharge had been imposed as a criminal fine and surcharge; and\n(ii) be subject to the financial requirements contained in Title 51, Chapter 9, Part 4, Criminal Conviction Surcharge Allocation.\n(4) If a written plea in abeyance agreement is provided, or the defendant requests a written accounting, an itemized statement of all amounts assessed by the court shall be provided, including:\n(a) the Uniform Bail Schedule amount;\n(b) the amount of any surcharges being assessed; and\n(c) the amount of the plea in abeyance fee.","path":["Title 77 Criminal Procedure","Chapter 77-2 Prosecution, Screening, and Diversion"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title77/Chapter2/77-2-S4.3.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"5efbc3043ea0b920db490a37fbd3b5c0549fad46d6a0c8f4b81829253924455d","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-77-2-4.2","next":"us-ut/utah-code-77-2-4.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}