Title 76, Criminal Offenses

76-6-503.7. Records filed with intent to harass or defraud. (1)(a) As used in this section, "filing office" means the same as that term is defined in Section 70A-9a-513.5. (b) Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section. (2) An actor commits filing a record with int…

76-6-504. Tampering with records. (1)(a) As used in this section, "writing" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-6-501. (b) Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section. (2) An actor commits tampering with records if the actor: (a) having no privilege…

76-6-505. Issuing a bad check or draft -- Presumption. (1) Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section. (2)(a)(i) An actor commits issuing a bad check or draft if: (A) the actor issues or passes a check or draft for the payment of money, for the purpose of obtaining…

76-6-506. Financial transaction card offenses -- Definitions. As used in Sections 76-6-506.2, 76-6-506.3, 76-6-506.6, 76-6-506.8, and 76-6-506.9: (1) "Authorized credit card merchant" means a person who is authorized by an issuer to furnish money, goods, services, or anything els…

76-6-506.2. Unlawful use of financial transaction card. (1) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-6-506 apply to this section. (2) An actor commits unlawful use of financial transaction card if the actor: (a) knowingly uses a revoked, expired, stolen, or fraudulently obtain…

76-6-506.3. Unlawful acquisition, possession, or transfer of financial transaction card. (1) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-6-506 apply to this section. (2) An actor commits unlawful acquisition, possession, or transfer of a financial transaction card if the actor: (…

76-6-506.6. Financial transaction card offenses -- Unauthorized factoring of credit card sales drafts. (1) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-6-506 apply to this section. (2) An actor commits an unauthorized factoring of credit card sales draft if the actor acts: (a) kno…

76-6-506.7. Obtaining encoded information on a financial transaction card with the intent to defraud the issuer, holder, or merchant. (1)(a) As used in this section: (i) "Card holder" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-6-506. (ii) "Financial transaction card" or…

76-6-506.8. False application for financial transaction card. (1) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-6-506 apply to this section. (2) An actor commits false application for a card if the actor: (a) knowingly, with the intent to defraud: (i) makes application for a financ…

76-6-506.9. Use of fraudulent financial transaction card. (1) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-6-506 apply to this section. (2) An actor commits fraudulent use of a financial transaction card if the actor knowingly uses a false, fictitious, altered, or counterfeit fina…

76-6-507. Deceptive business practices. (1)(a) As used in this section: (i) "Adulterated" means varying from the standard of composition or quality prescribed, or pursuant to any statute providing criminal penalties for a variance, or set by established commercial usage. (ii) "Mi…

76-6-508. Bribery of or receiving bribe by person in the business of selection, appraisal, or criticism of goods or services. (1) Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section. (2) An actor commits bribery or receiving a bribe if the actor: (a) without the consent of …

76-6-509. Bribery of a labor official. (1) Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section. (2) An actor commits bribery of a labor official if the actor: (a) offers, confers, or agrees to confer upon a labor official any benefit; and (b) has intent to influence the lab…

76-6-510. Receiving a bribe by a labor official. (1) Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section. (2) A labor official commits receiving a bribe by a labor official if the labor official solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit from another person upon an …

76-6-511. Defrauding of creditors. (1) Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section. (2) An actor commits defrauding of creditors if the actor: (a) destroys, removes, conceals, encumbers, transfers, or otherwise deals with property subject to a security interest with…

76-6-512. Acceptance of deposit by insolvent financial institution. (1)(a) As used in this section, "financial institution" means the same as that term is defined in Section 7-1-103. (b) Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section. (2) An actor commits acceptance of…

76-6-513. Unlawful dealing of property by a fiduciary. (1)(a) As used in this section: (i) "Fiduciary" means the same as that term is defined in Section 75A-1-201. (ii) "Financial institution" means "depository institution" and "trust company" as defined in Section 7-1-103. (iii)…

76-6-514. Unlawful influence of a contest. (1) Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section. (2) An actor commits unlawful influence of a contest if the actor: (a) with a purpose to influence any participant or prospective participant not to give the participant's or…

76-6-515. Using or making slugs. (1)(a) As used in this section: (i) "Coin machine" means any mechanical or electronic device or receptacle designed to receive a coin or bill of a certain denomination, or a token made for the purpose, and, in return for the insertion or deposit t…

76-6-516. Fraudulent conveyance of marital real estate. (1) Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section. (2) An actor commits fraudulent conveyance of marital real estate if the actor: (a) is married; (b) falsely represents the actor as unmarried; and (c) knowingly …

76-6-517. Making a false credit report. (1) Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section. (2) An actor commits making a false credit report if the actor knowingly makes a materially false or misleading written statement to obtain property or credit for himself or ano…

76-6-518. Criminal simulation. (1) Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section. (2) An actor commits criminal simulation if, with intent to defraud another, the actor: (a) makes or alters an object in whole or in part so that it appears to have value because of age,…

76-6-520. Criminal usury. (1) Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section. (2) An actor commits criminal usury if the actor knowingly engages in, or directly or indirectly provides financing for, the business of making loans at a higher rate of interest or considera…

76-6-521. Insurance fraud. (1)(a) As used in this section, "runner" means the same as that term is defined in Section 31A-31-102. (b) Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section. (2) An actor commits a fraudulent insurance act if the actor with intent to deceive or …

76-6-522. Equity skimming of a vehicle. (1)(a) As used in this section: (i) "Actor" means a broker, dealer, or a person in collusion with a dealer or broker. (ii) "Broker" means any person who, for compensation of any kind, arranges for the sale, lease, sublease, or transfer of a…

76-6-523. Obstruction of the leasing of real property for natural resource or agricultural production. (1)(a) As used in this section: (i) "Competitive process" includes public auction or other public competitive bidding process. (ii) "Natural resource or agricultural production"…

76-6-524. Falsifying information for preconstruction lien purposes. (1) Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section. (2) An actor commits falsifying information for the purpose of obtaining priority of a preconstruction lien if the actor knowingly falsifies informat…

76-6-525. Communications fraud. (1)(a) As used in this section, "sensitive personal identifying information" means information regarding an individual's: (i) social security number; (ii) driver license number or other government-issued identification number; (iii) financial accou…

76-6-526. Fraudulent advertisement, sale, lease, or mortgaging of real property. (1) Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section. (2) An actor commits fraudulent advertisement, sale, lease, or mortgaging of real property if the actor knowingly: (a)(i) lists or adver…

76-6-601. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Merchandise" means any personal property displayed, held, or offered for sale by a merchant. (2) "Merchant" means an owner or operator of any retail mercantile establishment where merchandise is displayed, held, or offered for sal…

76-6-602. Retail theft. (1) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-6-601 apply to this section. (2) An actor commits retail theft if the actor knowingly: (a) takes possession of, conceals, carries away, transfers or causes to be carried away or transferred, any merchandise d…

76-6-603. Detention of suspected violator by merchant -- Purposes. (1) Any merchant who has probable cause to believe that a person has committed retail theft may detain such person, on or off the premises of a retail mercantile establishment, in a reasonable manner and for a rea…

76-6-604. Defense to action by person detained. In any action for false arrest, false imprisonment, unlawful detention, defamation of character, assault, trespass, or invasion of civil rights brought by any person detained by the merchant, it shall be a defense to such action tha…

76-6-607. Report of arrest to division. Any arrest made for a violation of this part shall be reported by the appropriate jurisdiction to the Criminal Investigations and Technical Services Division of the Department of Public Safety, established in Section 53-10-103, which shall …

76-6-608. Theft detection shielding devices prohibited. (1) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-6-601 apply to this section. (2) An actor commits the unlawful shielding of a theft detection device if the actor knowingly: (a) makes or possesses any container or device used…

76-6-702. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Access" means to directly or indirectly use, attempt to use, instruct, communicate with, cause input to, cause output from, or otherwise make use of any resources of a computer, computer system, computer network, or any means of c…

76-6-703. Unlawful computer technology access or action or denial of service attack. (1) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-6-702 apply to this section. (2) An actor commits unlawful computer technology access or action or denial of service attack if the actor: (a) witho…

76-6-703.3. Unlawful use of technology to defraud. (1)(a) As used in this section, "sensitive personal identifying information" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-6-525. (b) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-6-702 apply to this section. (2) An actor co…

76-6-703.5. Interference or interruption of critical infrastructure. (1) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-6-702 apply to this section. (2) An actor commits interference or interruption of critical infrastructure if the actor intentionally or knowingly, and without lawf…

76-6-703.7. Unlawful computer access. (1) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-6-702 apply to this section. (2) An actor commits unlawful computer access if: (a) the actor intentionally or knowingly, and without authorization, gains or attempts to gain access to a computer…

76-6-704. Attorney general, county attorney, or district attorney to prosecute -- Conduct violating other statutes. (1) The attorney general, district attorney, or the county attorney shall prosecute suspected criminal violations of this part. (2) Prosecution under this part does…

76-6-705. Reporting violations. (1) Each person who has reason to believe that a provision of Section 76-6-703, 76-6-703.3, 76-6-703.5, 76-6-703.7, or 76-12-205 is being or has been violated shall report the suspected violation to: (a) the attorney general, or county attorney, or…

76-6-801. Library theft. (1)(a) As used in this section: (i) "Library" means: (A) a public library; (B) a library of an educational or historical society; (C) a museum; or (D) a repository of public records. (ii) "Library materials" means a book, plate, picture, photograph, engra…

76-6-803. Mutilation or damaging of library material. (1)(a) As used in this section: (i) "Library" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-6-801. (ii) "Library materials" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-6-801. (b) Terms defined in Section 76-1-1…

76-6-803.30. Failure to return library material -- Written notice. (1)(a) As used in this section: (i) "Library" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-6-801. (ii) "Library materials" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-6-801. (b) Terms defined in S…

76-6-803.60. Detention of theft suspect by library employee -- Purposes. (1)(a) As used in this section: (i) "Library" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-6-801. (ii) "Library materials" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-6-801. (b) Terms define…