Title 45, Title 45

(1) A person commits the offense of criminal destruction of or tampering with a communication device if the person purposely or knowingly destroys or tampers with a telephone or other communication device to obstruct, prevent, or interfere with: (a) the report to any law enforcem…

(1) A tenant commits the offense of criminal mischief damage to rental property if the tenant purposely or knowingly destroys, defaces, damages, impairs, or removes any part of the premises with a value of at least $1,000 or permits any person to do so in violation of 70-24-321(2…

(1) A person enters or remains unlawfully in or upon any vehicle, occupied structure, or premises when the person is not licensed, invited, or otherwise privileged to do so. Privilege to enter or remain upon land is extended either by the explicit permission of the landowner or o…

(1) A person commits the offense of criminal trespass to vehicles when the person purposely or knowingly and without authority enters any vehicle or any part of a vehicle. (2) A person convicted of the offense of criminal trespass to vehicles shall be fined not to exceed $500 or …

(1) Except as provided in 15-7-139, 70-16-111, 76-13-116, and subsection (4) of this section, a person commits the offense of criminal trespass to property if the person knowingly: (a) enters or remains unlawfully in an occupied structure; or (b) enters or remains unlawfully in o…

(1) A person commits the offense of burglary if the person knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in an occupied structure and: (a) the person has the purpose to commit an offense in the occupied structure; or (b) the person knowingly or purposely commits any other offense within…

(1) A person commits the offense of possession of burglary tools when the person knowingly possesses any key, tool, instrument, device, or explosive suitable for breaking into an occupied structure, a vehicle, or any depository designed for the safekeeping of property or any part…

(1) A person commits the offense of unlawful squatting when the person knowingly, without the consent of the owner, rightful occupant, or an authorized representative of the owner: (a) enters the premises of another; and (b) resides on the premises for any period of time. (2) A p…

(1) A person who knowingly lists or advertises residential or commercial property for sale or rent without legal title or authority commits the offense of fraudulent sale or lease of property. (2) A person convicted of the offense of fraudulent sale or lease of property shall be …

(1) Except as provided in subsection (3), a person commits the offense of criminal trespass by unmanned aerial vehicle if the person knowingly causes an unmanned aerial vehicle to fly 200 feet or lower over the property or residence of another person without the authorization of …

(1) A person commits the offense of theft when the person purposely or knowingly obtains or exerts unauthorized control over property of the owner and: (a) has the purpose of depriving the owner of the property; (b) purposely or knowingly uses, conceals, or abandons the property …

(1) A person who obtains control over lost or mislaid property commits the offense of theft when the person: (a) knows or learns the identity of the owner or knows, is aware of, or learns of a reasonable method of identifying the owner; (b) fails to take reasonable measures to re…

(1) It is no defense to a charge of theft of property that the offender has an interest therein when the owner also has an interest to which the offender is not entitled. (2) It is no defense that theft was from the offender's spouse, except that misappropriation of household and…

(1) A person commits the offense of theft when the person obtains the temporary use of property, labor, or services of another that are available only for hire, by means of threat or deception or knowing that the use is without the consent of the person providing the property, la…

In a prosecution under 45-6-305 for theft of telephone, telegraph, or cable television services, the element of deception is established by proof that the defendant obtained such services by any of the following means: (1) by use of a code, prearranged scheme, or other similar st…

(1) A person commits the offense of aiding the avoidance of telecommunications charges when the person: (a) publishes the number or code of an existing, canceled, revoked, expired, or nonexistent telephone credit card or the numbering or coding that is employed in the issuance of…

(1) A person commits the offense of unauthorized use of motor vehicles if the person knowingly operates the automobile, airplane, motorcycle, quadricycle, motorboat, or other motor-propelled vehicle of another without the other's consent. (2) A person convicted of unauthorized us…

(1) A person commits the offense of failure to return rented or leased personal property if, without notice to and permission of the lessor, the person purposely and knowingly fails to return the property within 48 hours after the time provided for return in the rental agreement,…

As used in 45-6-311 and this section, the following definitions apply: (1) "Access" means to approach, instruct, communicate with, store data in, retrieve data from, or otherwise make use of any resources of a computer, computer system, computer network, or electronic device. (2)…

(1) Except as provided in subsections (3), (4), (5), and (7), a person commits the offense of unlawful use of a computer when the person knowingly or purposely and without authorization: (a) destroys or renders inoperable a computer, computer system, computer network or any part …

(1) A person commits the offense of unauthorized acquisition or transfer of food stamp benefits if the person knowingly: (a) acquires, purchases, possesses, or uses any food stamp benefit that the person is not entitled to; or (b) transfers, sells, trades, gives, or otherwise dis…

(1) A person commits the offense of medicaid fraud when: (a) the person obtains a medicaid payment or benefit for the person or another person by purposely or knowingly making, submitting, or authorizing the making or submitting of a false or misleading medicaid claim, statement,…

A pawnbroker or dealer who buys and sells secondhand merchandise and allows stolen property to be sold, bartered, or otherwise disposed of after a peace officer has requested the pawnbroker or dealer to hold the property for 30 days, as provided in 46-5-212, commits the offense o…

(1) A person commits the offense of defrauding secured creditors if the person destroys, conceals, encumbers, transfers, removes from the state, or otherwise deals with property subject to a security interest with the purpose to hinder enforcement of that interest. (2) "Security …

(1) A person commits the offense of issuing a bad check when the person issues or delivers a check or other order upon a real or fictitious depository for the payment of money knowing that it will not be paid by the depository. (2) If the offender has an account with the deposito…

(1) A person commits the offense of deceptive practices when the person purposely or knowingly: (a) causes another, by deception or threat, to execute a document disposing of property or a document by which a pecuniary obligation is incurred; (b) makes or directs another to make …

(1) A person commits the offense of deceptive business practices if in the course of engaging in a business, occupation, or profession, the person purposely or knowingly: (a) uses or possesses for use a false weight or measure or any other device for falsely determining or record…

(1) As used in this section, the following definitions apply: (a) "Chain distributor scheme" means a sales device whereby a person, under a condition that the person make an investment, is granted a license or right to recruit for consideration one or more additional persons who …

(1) A person commits the offense of theft of nonferrous metal if the person purposely or knowingly takes, steals, carries away, destroys, injures, or otherwise damages any personal or real property of another without consent, including fixtures or improvements, for the purpose of…

(1) Except for a person transporting vehicles or materials in conformance with the junk vehicle program provided for in Title 75, chapter 10, part 5, a person commits the offense of illegal transportation of catalytic converters if the person purposely or knowingly transports mor…

(1) A person commits the offense of forgery when, with purpose to defraud, the person knowingly: (a) without authority makes or alters a document or other object apparently capable of being used to defraud another in a manner that it purports to have been made by another or at an…

(1) A person commits the offense of obscuring the identity of a machine if the person: (a) removes, defaces, covers, alters, destroys, or otherwise obscures the manufacturer's serial number or any other distinguishing identification number or mark upon any machine, vehicle, elect…

(1) A person commits the offense of illegal branding or altering or obscuring a brand if the person marks or brands any commonly domesticated hoofed animal or removes, covers, alters, or defaces an existing mark or brand on any commonly domesticated hoofed animal with the purpose…

(1) The following property is subject to criminal forfeiture under this section: (a) money, raw materials, products, equipment, and other property of any kind that is used or intended for use in the theft of a commonly domesticated hoofed animal or illegal branding or altering or…

(1) If the court finds that property seized pursuant to the theft of a commonly domesticated hoofed animal or illegal branding or altering or obscuring a brand was not used for the purpose charged or that the property listed in 45-6-328(1) was used without the knowledge or consen…

(1) A person commits the offense of theft of identity if the person purposely or knowingly obtains personal identifying information of another person and uses that information for any unlawful purpose, including to obtain or attempt to obtain credit, goods, services, financial in…

(1) A person commits the offense of money laundering if the person knowingly: (a) receives or acquires the proceeds of, or engages in transactions involving proceeds of, any activity that is unlawful under the laws of the United States or the state in which the activity occurred;…

For the purpose of determining the number of convictions under 45-6-301, a conviction means: (1) a conviction, as defined in 45-2-101, under the same statute; (2) a conviction for a violation of a similar statute in another state; or (3) a forfeiture of bail or collateral deposit…