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S.B. 36
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6 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL LAW; AMENDING THE OFFENSE OF INTERFERING
7 WITH A COMMUNICATION DEVICE USED TO SUMMON EMERGENCY AID.
8 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
9 AMENDS:
10 76-6-108, as enacted by Chapter 25, Laws of Utah 1998
11 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
12 Section 1. Section 76-6-108 is amended to read:
13 76-6-108. Damage to or interruption of a communication device -- Penalty.
14 (1) As used in this section:
15 (a) "Communication device" means any device, including a telephone, cellular telephone,
16 computer, or radio, which may be used in an attempt to summon police, fire, medical, or other
17 emergency aid.
18 (b) "Emergency aid" means [
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21 services, commonly summoned by persons concerned with imminent or actual:
22 (i) jeopardy to any person's health or safety; or
23 (ii) damage to any person's property.
24 (2) A person is guilty of damage to or interruption of a communication device if the actor
25 attempts to prohibit or interrupt, or prohibits or interrupts, another person's use of a communication
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27 communicated a desire to summon emergency aid, and in the process the actor:
28 (a) uses force, intimidation, or any other form of violence;
29 (b) destroys, disables, or damages a communication [
30 (c) commits any other act in an attempt to prohibit or interrupt the person's use of a
31 communication device to summon emergency aid.
32 (3) Damage to or interruption of a communication device is a class B misdemeanor.
Legislative Review Note
as of 1-6-00 12:47 PM
A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.