Utah Statutes
§ 76-8-412 — Stealing, destroying or mutilating public records by custodian.
Utah·Title 76 Utah Criminal Code·Ch. 76-8 Offenses Against the Administration of Government·Part 76-8-4 Offenses Against Public Property
(1)(1)(a) As used in this section, "public record" means the following records filed or deposited in a public office:
(1)(a)(i) a record;
(1)(a)(ii) a map;
(1)(a)(iii) a book; or
(1)(a)(iv) a paper or proceeding of a court.
(1)(b) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-8-101 apply to this section.
(2)An actor commits stealing, destroying, or mutilating a public record by a custodian if the actor:
(2)(a) is a government officer who has custody of a public record; and
(2)(b) steals, willfully destroys, mutilates, defaces, alters, falsifies, removes, or secrets the whole or a part of the public record or permits another individual to do so.
(3)A violation of Subsection (2) is a third degree felony.
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Related
State v. Coleman
2025 UT App 33 (Court of Appeals of Utah, 2025)
Legislative History
Amended by Chapter 96, 2024 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.