Utah Statutes
§ 76-2-307 — Voluntary termination of efforts prior to offense.
Utah·Title 76 Utah Criminal Code·Ch. 76-2 Principles of Criminal Responsibility·Part 76-2-3 Defenses to Criminal Responsibility
It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution in which an actor's criminal responsibility arises from the actor's own conduct or from being a party to an offense under Section 76-2-202 that prior to the commission of the offense, the actor voluntarily terminated the actor's effort to promote or facilitate its commission and either:
(1)gave timely warning to the proper law enforcement authorities or the intended victim; or
(2)wholly deprives the actor's prior efforts of effectiveness in the commission.
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Related
State v. Briggs
2008 UT 75 (Utah Supreme Court, 2008)
State v. Gallegos
2009 UT 42 (Utah Supreme Court, 2009)
State v. Roth
2001 UT 103 (Utah Supreme Court, 2001)
State v. Wallace
2006 UT App 232 (Court of Appeals of Utah, 2006)
Legislative History
Amended by Chapter 302, 2025 General Session
Nearby Sections
15
§ 76-1-101
Short title.§ 76-1-101.5
Definitions.§ 76-1-101.6
Application of definitions to title.§ 76-1-102
Effective date.§ 76-1-104
Purposes and principles of construction.§ 76-1-105
Common law crimes abolished.§ 76-1-106
Strict construction rule not applicable.§ 76-1-108
Severability clause.§ 76-1-201
Jurisdiction of offenses.§ 76-1-202
Venue of actions.