Title 45, Title 45

(1) Except as provided in 50-32-609, a person commits the offense of violation of an order of protection if the person, with knowledge of the order, purposely or knowingly violates a provision of any order provided for in 40-4-121 or an order of protection under Title 40, chapter…

(1) A person commits the offense of ritual abuse of a minor if the person purposely or knowingly and as part of any ceremony, rite, or ritual or of any training or practice for any ceremony, rite, or ritual: (a) has sexual intercourse without consent with a person less than 16 ye…

(1) A person commits the offense of criminal child endangerment if the person purposely, knowingly, or negligently causes substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury to a child under 14 years of age by: (a) failing to seek reasonable medical care for a child suffering from…

(1) A person commits the offense of grooming of a child for a sexual offense if the person purposely or knowingly engages in a pattern of grooming behavior, including in-person or electronic communication, aimed at a child or the child's guardian with the intent to: (a) manipulat…

(1) A person who has been granted parent-child contact under a parenting plan commits the offense of interference with parent-child contact if the person knowingly or purposely prevents, obstructs, or frustrates the rights of another person entitled to parent-child contact under …

(1) A person who commits the offense of interference with parent-child contact by changing the residence of the minor child to another state without giving written notice as required in 40-4-217, unless the notice requirement has been precluded under 40-4-234, or without written …

(1) A person does not commit the offense of interference with parent-child contact or aggravated interference with parent-child contact if the person acts: (a) with the consent of the person entitled to parent-child contact; (b) under an existing court order; or (c) with reasonab…

(1) A person commits the offense of parenting interference if, knowing that the person has no legal right to do so, the person: (a) before the entry of a court order determining parenting rights, takes, entices, or withholds a child from the other parent when the action manifests…

(1) A person under 18 years of age who knowingly possesses or consumes a tobacco product, alternative nicotine product, or vapor product, as defined in 16-11-302, commits the offense of possession or consumption of a tobacco product, alternative nicotine product, or vapor product…

(1) A person under 21 years of age commits the offense of possession of an alcoholic beverage if the person knowingly consumes, uses, has in the person's possession, or delivers or distributes without consideration an alcoholic beverage. A person may not be arrested for or charge…

(1) A person under 21 years of age commits the offense of possession of marijuana if the person knowingly consumes, uses, has in the person's possession, or delivers or distributes without consideration marijuana. A person may not be arrested for or charged with the offense solel…

(1) A person commits the offense of disclosing explicit synthetic media when the person knowingly or purposely: (a) discloses explicit synthetic media and knows or reasonably should know that an identifiable person portrayed in whole or in part in the explicit synthetic media did…

As used in this part, the following definitions apply: (1) "Adult" means a person 18 years of age or older. (2) "Coercion" means: (a) the use or threat of force against, abduction of, serious harm to, or physical restraint of a person; (b) the use of a plan, pattern, or statement…

(1) A person commits the offense of sex trafficking if the person purposely or knowingly: (a) owns, controls, manages, supervises, resides in, or otherwise keeps, alone or in association with others, a house of prostitution or prostitution business; (b) procures an individual for…

(1) A person commits the offense of labor trafficking if the person purposely or knowingly uses coercion to compel another person to provide labor or services, unless the conduct is otherwise permissible under federal or state law. (2) Except as provided in subsection (3), a pers…

(1) A person commits the offense of patronizing a victim of sex trafficking if the person purposely or knowingly gives, agrees to give, or offers to give anything of value so that a person may engage in commercial sexual activity that involves sexual contact that is direct and no…

(1) A person commits the offense of aggravated sex trafficking if, during the commission of the offense of sex trafficking, the person purposely or knowingly: (a) uses fraud, coercion, or deception to control an adult to engage in prostitution; or (b) recruits, entices, or obtain…

(1) (a) A person commits the offense of use or possession of property subject to criminal forfeiture for human trafficking if the person knowingly possesses, owns, uses, or attempts to use property that is subject to criminal forfeiture under this section. A person convicted of t…

In a prosecution for an offense under 45-5-702, 45-5-703, 45-5-705, 45-5-706, or 45-5-711 or a civil action under 27-1-755, evidence concerning a specific instance of the victim's past sexual behavior or reputation or opinion evidence of the victim's past sexual behavior is inadm…

(1) A person is not criminally liable or subject to proceedings under Title 41, chapter 5, for prostitution, sex trafficking or prior similar laws in effect at the time the act occurred, or other nonviolent offenses if the person was a child at the time of the offense and committ…

A person charged with prostitution, sex trafficking or prior similar laws in effect at the time the act occurred, or another nonviolent offense committed as a direct result of being a victim of human trafficking may assert an affirmative defense that the person is a victim of hum…

(1) A person commits the offense of child sex trafficking by purposely or knowingly: (a) committing the offense of sex trafficking with a child; or (b) recruiting, transporting, transferring, harboring, receiving, providing, obtaining, isolating, maintaining, enticing, or using a…

(1) In a case that involves a question of whether a place is a house of prostitution, evidence of the following, in addition to all other admissible evidence, is admissible: (a) the general reputation of the place; (b) the reputations of the place's residents and the nonresidents…

As used in this part, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following definitions apply: (1) (a) "Abuse" means: (i) the commission of assault as described in 45-5-201; (ii) the deprivation of food, shelter, clothing, or services necessary to maintain the physical or…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (3), a person who purposely or knowingly abuses, sexually abuses, or neglects a vulnerable adult is guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned for a term not to exceed 10 years and be fined an amount not to exceed $10,000, or both. (2) (a) Exc…

A person is guilty of an offense and on conviction is punishable as provided in 46-18-212 if the person purposely or knowingly: (1) fails to make a report required by 52-3-811; (2) fails to disclose the contents of a case record or report in violation of 52-3-813; (3) gives false…

(1) A person commits the offense of exploitation of an incapacitated person or vulnerable adult if the person: (a) purposely or knowingly obtains or uses or attempts to obtain or use an incapacitated person's or vulnerable adult's funds, assets, or property with the intent to tem…