Utah § 76-2-101 Requirements of criminal conduct and criminal responsibility.

Utah Statutes

§ 76-2-101 — Requirements of criminal conduct and criminal responsibility.

Utah § 76-2-101

Title 76Utah Criminal Code

Ch. 76-2Principles of Criminal Responsibility

Part 76-2-1Culpability Generally

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Utah Code Ann. § 76-2-101 (2026).

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(1)(1)(a) A person is not guilty of an offense unless the person's conduct is prohibited by law; and

(1)(b) (1)(b)(i) the person acts intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, with criminal negligence, or with a mental state otherwise specified in the statute defining the offense, as the definition of the offense requires; or

(1)(b)(ii) the person's acts constitute an offense involving strict liability.

(2)These standards of criminal responsibility do not apply to the violations set forth in Title 41, Chapter 6a, Traffic Code, unless specifically provided by law.

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(1) (1)(a) A person is not guilty of an offense unless the person's conduct is prohibited by law; and
(1)(b) (1)(b)(i) the person acts intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, with criminal negligence, or with a mental state otherwise specified in the statute defining the offense, as the definition of the offense requires; or
(1)(b)(ii) the person's acts constitute an offense involving strict liability.
(2) These standards of criminal responsibility do not apply to the violations set forth in Title 41, Chapter 6a, Traffic Code, unless specifically provided by law.