Utah § 76-9-1307 Relief granted for a public nuisance that offends public decency.

Utah Statutes

§ 76-9-1307 — Relief granted for a public nuisance that offends public decency.

Utah § 76-9-1307

Title 76Utah Criminal Code

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

Part 76-9-13Criminal Nuisance

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Utah Code Ann. § 76-9-1307 (2026).

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If the existence of a public nuisance that offends public decency is admitted or established, either in a civil or criminal proceeding, a judgment shall be entered that shall:

(1)permanently enjoin each defendant and any other person from further maintaining the public nuisance at the place complained of and each defendant from maintaining such public nuisance elsewhere;

(2)direct the person enjoined to surrender to the sheriff of the county in which the action was brought any material in the defendant's possession that is subject to the injunction, and the sheriff shall seize and destroy this material; and

(3)without proof of special injury, direct that an accounting be had and all money and other consideration paid as admission to view any motion picture film determined to constitute

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If the existence of a public nuisance that offends public decency is admitted or established, either in a civil or criminal proceeding, a judgment shall be entered that shall:
(1) permanently enjoin each defendant and any other person from further maintaining the public nuisance at the place complained of and each defendant from maintaining such public nuisance elsewhere;
(2) direct the person enjoined to surrender to the sheriff of the county in which the action was brought any material in the defendant's possession that is subject to the injunction, and the sheriff shall seize and destroy this material; and
(3) without proof of special injury, direct that an accounting be had and all money and other consideration paid as admission to view any motion picture film determined to constitute a public nuisance, or paid for any publication determined to constitute a public nuisance, in either case without deduction for expenses, be forfeited and paid into the general fund of the county in which the public nuisance was maintained.