Title 76 Utah Criminal Code Chapter 5 Offenses Against the Person Section 305 Defenses.
76-5-305.Defenses.
It is a defense under this part that:
(1) the actor was acting under a reasonable belief that:
(a) the conduct was necessary to protect any person from imminent bodily injury or
death; or
(b) the detention or restraint was authorized by law; or
(2) the alleged victim is younger than 18 years of age or is mentally incompetent, and the
actor was acting under a reasonable belief that the custodian, guardian, legal guardian, custodial
parent, or person acting in loco parentis to the victim would, if present, have consented to the
actor's conduct.
Enacted by Chapter 301, 2001 General Session
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