76-9-803. Penalties regarding criminal street gang activities.
(1) It is a class B misdemeanor to:
(a) solicit, recruit, entice, or intimidate a minor to join a criminal street gang, whether or
not the minor actually joins the criminal street gang;
(b) conspire to commit any act under Subsection (1)(a) with the intent to cause a minor to
join a criminal street gang; or
(c) use intimidation to prevent or attempt to prevent a minor from leaving a criminal
street gang or ending the minor's affiliation with a criminal street gang.
(2) It is a class A misdemeanor for any person who is a member of or actively involved
with a criminal street gang to:
(a) intimidate or otherwise cause a minor to commit or attempt to commit any
misdemeanor criminal offense; or
(b) commit a violation of Subsection (1)(a):
(i) more than once;
(ii) regarding the same minor; and
(iii) within a period of 180 days.
(3) Prosecution for any offense under this section does not prohibit prosecution for any
other criminal offense.
Enacted by Chapter 15, 2008 General Session
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