Utah § 76-9-1205 Unlawful damage to a bridge, dam, canal, or other water-related structure.

Utah Statutes

§ 76-9-1205 — Unlawful damage to a bridge, dam, canal, or other water-related structure.

Utah § 76-9-1205

Title 76Utah Criminal Code

Ch. 76-9Offenses Against Public Order, Health, and Safety

Part 76-9-12Offenses Concerning Water, Shafts, and Wells

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Utah Code Ann. § 76-9-1205 (2026).

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(1)Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-9-1201 apply to this section.

(2)Except as provided in Subsection (4), an actor commits unlawful damage to a bridge, dam, canal, or other water-related structure if the actor intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly:

(2)(a) cuts, breaks, damages, or destroys a bridge, dam, canal, flume, aqueduct, levee, embankment, reservoir, or other structure erected:

(2)(a)(i) to create hydraulic power;

(2)(a)(ii) to drain or reclaim a swamp, overflowed land, or marsh land; or

(2)(a)(iii) to conduct water for mining, manufacturing, reclamation, or agricultural purposes, or for the supply of the inhabitants of any city or town;

(2)(b) makes or causes to be made an aperture in a dam, canal, flume, aqueduct, reservoir, embankment, levee, or similar structure

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(1) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-9-1201 apply to this section.
(2) Except as provided in Subsection (4), an actor commits unlawful damage to a bridge, dam, canal, or other water-related structure if the actor intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly:
(2)(a) cuts, breaks, damages, or destroys a bridge, dam, canal, flume, aqueduct, levee, embankment, reservoir, or other structure erected:
(2)(a)(i) to create hydraulic power;
(2)(a)(ii) to drain or reclaim a swamp, overflowed land, or marsh land; or
(2)(a)(iii) to conduct water for mining, manufacturing, reclamation, or agricultural purposes, or for the supply of the inhabitants of any city or town;
(2)(b) makes or causes to be made an aperture in a dam, canal, flume, aqueduct, reservoir, embankment, levee, or similar structure with intent to injure or destroy the dam, canal, flume, aqueduct, reservoir, embankment, levee, or similar structure; or
(2)(c) draws up, cuts, or injures a pile fixed in the ground and used for securing a lake or river bank or wall or a dock, quay, jetty, or lock.
(3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a third degree felony.
(4) Subsection (2) applies to conduct that does not amount to a violation of Subsection 76-6-106(2)(a)(ii) or Section 76-6-106.3.