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Utah Criminal Code | |
Offenses Against Public Order and Decency | |
Section 904 | Failure to disperse -- Penalties. |
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76-9-904. Failure to disperse -- Penalties. (1) (a) Failure to comply with an order issued under Subsection 76-9-903(1)(b) to disperse is a class B misdemeanor of failure to disperse. (b) Any second and subsequent violation of Subsection (1)(a) is a class B misdemeanor of failure to disperse and is subject to a fine of not less than $100, unless the court finds mitigating circumstances justifying a lesser punishment and makes that finding a part of the court record. (2) (a) A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor of subsequent failure to disperse who: (i) is present in a public place with or as part of a group of two or more persons, and that group includes one or more persons a peace officer reasonably believes to be a member of a criminal street gang; and (ii) is within sight or hearing of a location where a law enforcement officer issued an order to the person to disperse under Section 76-9-903 within the prior eight hours. (b) A violation of Subsection (2)(a) is subject to a fine of not less than $100, unless the court finds mitigating circumstances justifying a lesser punishment and makes that finding a part of the court record.
Enacted by Chapter 86, 2009 General Session |
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