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<leg xml:space="preserve" billnum="HB0500" sponsor="Thomas W. Peterson" designation="HB" otherSponsor="" otherHouse="Senate" sess="2026GS" fileno="2026FL1491" date="2/5/2026 10:02:207" printDate="02-05 10:09" subVer="0" minVer="0" office="LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL" actionDate="" impact="code"><info><nextbuid>3</nextbuid><aminfo anum="0" effdate="05/06/2026"><seclist><sect action="A" src="code" buid="1" uid="C76-6-S206_2026050620260506" fromuid="C76-6-S206_2025050720250507" sort="76 06 02060020260506" mtype="section" effdate="05/06/2026">76-6-206</sect><sect src="uncod" untype="effdate" buid="2" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" mtype="uncod" effdate="05/06/2026"/></seclist></aminfo></info><tbox><sinfo><nextpairid>0</nextpairid></sinfo><st numlevel="1" lineno="1" slineno="0-1">Criminal Trespass Amendments</st><sessionhead>2026 GENERAL SESSION</sessionhead><statehead>STATE OF UTAH</statehead><sponsorhead>Chief Sponsor: Thomas W. Peterson</sponsorhead><otherSponsorhead>Senate Sponsor: </otherSponsorhead></tbox><lt numlevel="1" lineno="2" slineno="0-2"><lthead lineno="3">LONG TITLE</lthead><gdhead lineno="4">General Description:</gdhead><gd numlevel="1" lineno="5" slineno="0-5">This bill amends the offense of criminal trespass.</gd><hphead lineno="6">Highlighted Provisions:</hphead><hp numlevel="1" lineno="7" slineno="0-7">This bill:<hl numlevel="1" lineno="8" slineno="0-8" level="1"> amends provisions in the offense of criminal trespass related to how notice is provided to <ln numlevel="1" lineno="9" slineno="0-9"/>an actor that entering a certain property is unlawful.</hl></hp><moni numlevel="1" lineno="10" slineno="0-10" display="none">Money Appropriated in this Bill:</moni><moniNone lineno="11">None</moniNone><oc numlevel="1" lineno="12" slineno="0-12">Other Special Clauses:</oc><ocNone lineno="13">None</ocNone><sa numlevel="1" lineno="14" slineno="0-14">Utah Code Sections Affected:<saamd numlevel="1" lineno="15" slineno="0-15"><snhead>AMENDS:</snhead><sn num="76-6-206" src="code" uid="C76-6-S206_2026050620260506" buid="1" sort="76 06 02060020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="16" slineno="0-16"><bold>76-6-206</bold>, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapters 173, 295</sn></saamd></sa></lt><enacthead lineno="17"/><enact numlevel="1" lineno="18" slineno="0-18">Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:</enact><bdy><bsec buid="1" num="76-6-206" type="amend" src="code" uid="C76-6-S206_2026050620260506" sort="76 06 02060020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="19" slineno="1-1" sn="1"><section number="76-6-206" numlevel="1" lineno="20" slineno="1-2" type="amend"><secline lineno="19">Section 1. Section <bold>76-6-206</bold> is amended to read:</secline><catline lineno="20"><bold>76-6-206<parens/>. Criminal trespass.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="1-null-1" dnum="1-o" numlevel="1" lineno="21" slineno="1-3" level="1" placement="noreturn" space="false"><display>(1)</display><subsection ssid="1-null-2" dnum="a-o" level="2" placement="sameline"><display>(a)</display>As used in this section:<subsection ssid="1-null-3" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="22" slineno="1-4" level="3" tab="1"><display>(i)</display>"Enter" means intrusion of the entire body or the entire unmanned aircraft.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-4" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="23" slineno="1-5" level="3" tab="1"><display>(ii)</display>"Graffiti" means the same as that term is defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-6-101">76-6-101</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-5" dnum="iii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="24" slineno="1-6" level="3" tab="1"><display>(iii)</display>"Remain unlawfully," as that term relates to an unmanned aircraft, means <ln numlevel="1" lineno="25" slineno="1-7"/>remaining on or over private property when:<subsection ssid="1-null-6" dnum="A-o" numlevel="1" lineno="26" slineno="1-8" level="4"><display>(A)</display>the private property or any portion of the private property is not open to the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="27" slineno="1-9"/>public; and</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-7" dnum="B-o" numlevel="1" lineno="28" slineno="1-10" level="4"><display>(B)</display>the person operating the unmanned aircraft is not otherwise authorized to fly <ln numlevel="1" lineno="29" slineno="1-11"/>the unmanned aircraft over the private property or any portion of the private <ln numlevel="1" lineno="30" slineno="1-12"/>property.</subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-8" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="31" slineno="1-13" level="2"><display>(b)</display>Terms defined in Sections <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-1-101.5">76-1-101.5</xref> and <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-6-201">76-6-201</xref> apply to this section.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-9" dnum="2-o" numlevel="1" lineno="32" slineno="1-14" level="1"><display>(2)</display>An actor commits criminal trespass if, under circumstances not amounting to burglary <ln numlevel="1" lineno="33" slineno="1-15"/>as defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-6-202">76-6-202</xref>, <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-6-203">76-6-203</xref>, or <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-6-204">76-6-204</xref>, a violation of Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-6-106.2">76-6-106.2</xref>, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="34" slineno="1-16"/>or a violation of Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-9-113">76-9-113</xref> regarding commercial obstruction or Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-9-114">76-9-114</xref> <ln numlevel="1" lineno="35" slineno="1-17"/>regarding aggravated commercial obstruction:<subsection ssid="1-null-10" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="36" slineno="1-18" level="2"><display>(a)</display>the actor enters or remains unlawfully on or causes an unmanned aircraft to enter and <ln numlevel="1" lineno="37" slineno="1-19"/>remain unlawfully over property and:<subsection ssid="1-null-11" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="38" slineno="1-20" level="3"><display>(i)</display>intends to cause annoyance or injury to any person or damage to any property, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="39" slineno="1-21"/>including the use of graffiti;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-12" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="40" slineno="1-22" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>intends to commit any crime, other than theft or a felony; or</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-13" dnum="iii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="41" slineno="1-23" level="3"><display>(iii)</display>is reckless as to whether the actor's or unmanned aircraft's presence will cause <ln numlevel="1" lineno="42" slineno="1-24"/>fear for the safety of another;</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-14" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="43" slineno="1-25" level="2"><display>(b)</display>knowing the actor's or unmanned aircraft's entry or presence is unlawful, the actor <ln numlevel="1" lineno="44" slineno="1-26"/>enters or remains on or causes an unmanned aircraft to enter or remain unlawfully <ln numlevel="1" lineno="45" slineno="1-27"/>over property to which notice against entering is given by:<subsection ssid="1-null-15" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="46" slineno="1-28" level="3"><display>(i)</display>personal communication to the actor by the owner or someone with apparent <ln numlevel="1" lineno="47" slineno="1-29"/>authority to act for the owner;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-16" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="48" slineno="1-30" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>fencing or other enclosure obviously designed to exclude intruders;<amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="5" groupid="5" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both"> or</amend><amendoutend style="2"/></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-17" dnum="iii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="49" slineno="1-31" level="3"><display>(iii)</display>posting of signs<amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="4" groupid="4" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both"> or other boundary indicators</amend> reasonably likely to come to the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="50" slineno="1-32"/>attention of intruders;<amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="11" groupid="10" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both"> or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-40" dnum="_-o:iv-i" numlevel="1" lineno="51" slineno="1-33" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1017" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(iv)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="15" groupid="14" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">structures, fencing, or other physical barriers meant to manage or control the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="52" slineno="1-34"/>movement of livestock.</amend> </subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-18" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="53" slineno="1-35" level="2"><display>(c)</display>the actor enters a condominium unit in violation of Section <xref depth="4" refnumber="57-8-7(8)">57-8-7(8)</xref>; or</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-19" dnum="d-o" numlevel="1" lineno="54" slineno="1-36" level="2"><display>(d)</display>the actor enters a sex-designated changing room in violation of Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="63G-31-302(3)"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="55" slineno="1-37"/>63G-31-302(3)</xref>.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-20" dnum="3-o" numlevel="1" lineno="56" slineno="1-38" level="1" space="false"><display>(3)</display><subsection ssid="1-null-21" dnum="a-o" level="2" placement="sameline"><display>(a)</display>Except as provided in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="76-6-206(3)(b)">(3)(b)</xref>, a violation of Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="76-6-206(2)(a)">(2)(a)</xref> ,<xref refnumber="(b)" depth="4"> (b)</xref>, or <xref refnumber="(d)" depth="4"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="57" slineno="1-39"/>(d) </xref>is a class B misdemeanor.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-22" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="58" slineno="1-40" level="2"><display>(b)</display>The following is a class A misdemeanor:<subsection ssid="1-null-23" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="59" slineno="1-41" level="3"><display>(i)</display>if a violation of Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="76-6-206(2)(a)">(2)(a)</xref> or <xref depth="4" refnumber="76-6-206(b)">(b)</xref> is committed in a dwelling;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-24" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="60" slineno="1-42" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>if a violation of Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="76-6-206(2)(d)">(2)(d)</xref> is committed while also committing the offense <ln numlevel="1" lineno="61" slineno="1-43"/>of:<subsection ssid="1-null-25" dnum="A-o" numlevel="1" lineno="62" slineno="1-44" level="4"><display>(A)</display>lewdness under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-5-419">76-5-419</xref>;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-26" dnum="B-o" numlevel="1" lineno="63" slineno="1-45" level="4"><display>(B)</display>lewdness involving a child under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-5-420">76-5-420</xref>;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-27" dnum="C-o" numlevel="1" lineno="64" slineno="1-46" level="4"><display>(C)</display>voyeurism under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-12-306">76-12-306</xref>;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-28" dnum="D-o" numlevel="1" lineno="65" slineno="1-47" level="4"><display>(D)</display>recorded or photographed voyeurism under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-12-307">76-12-307</xref>; </subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-29" dnum="E-o" numlevel="1" lineno="66" slineno="1-48" level="4"><display>(E)</display>distribution of images obtained through voyeurism under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-12-308">76-12-308</xref>; <ln numlevel="1" lineno="67" slineno="1-49"/>or</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-30" dnum="F-o" numlevel="1" lineno="68" slineno="1-50" level="4"><display>(F)</display>loitering in a privacy space under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-12-309">76-12-309</xref>; or</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-31" dnum="iii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="69" slineno="1-51" level="3"><display>(iii)</display>if a violation of Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="76-6-206(2)(d)">(2)(d)</xref> is committed in a sex-designated privacy <ln numlevel="1" lineno="70" slineno="1-52"/>space, as defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-12-309">76-12-309</xref>, that is not designated for individuals of <ln numlevel="1" lineno="71" slineno="1-53"/>the actor's sex.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-32" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="72" slineno="1-54" level="2"><display>(c)</display>A violation of Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="76-6-206(2)(c)">(2)(c)</xref> is an infraction.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-33" dnum="4-o" numlevel="1" lineno="73" slineno="1-55" level="1"><display>(4)</display>It is a defense to prosecution under this section that:<subsection ssid="1-null-34" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="74" slineno="1-56" level="2"><display>(a)</display>the property was at the time open to the public; and</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-35" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="75" slineno="1-57" level="2"><display>(b)</display>the defendant complied with all lawful conditions imposed on access to or remaining <ln numlevel="1" lineno="76" slineno="1-58"/>on the property.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-36" dnum="5-o" numlevel="1" lineno="77" slineno="1-59" level="1"><display>(5)</display>In addition to an order for restitution under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="77-38b-205">77-38b-205</xref>, an actor who commits a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="78" slineno="1-60"/>violation of Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="76-6-206(2)">(2)</xref> may also be liable for:<subsection ssid="1-null-37" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="79" slineno="1-61" level="2"><display>(a)</display>statutory damages in the amount of three times the value of damages resulting from <ln numlevel="1" lineno="80" slineno="1-62"/>the violation of Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="76-6-206(2)">(2)</xref> or $500, whichever is greater; and</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-38" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="81" slineno="1-63" level="2"><display>(b)</display>reasonable attorney fees not to exceed $250, and court costs.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-39" dnum="6-o" numlevel="1" lineno="82" slineno="1-64" level="1"><display>(6)</display>Civil damages under Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="76-6-206(5)">(5)</xref> may be collected in a separate action by the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="83" slineno="1-65"/>property owner or the owner's assignee.</subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="2" type="uncod" untype="effdate" src="uncod" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" langlock="true" numlevel="1" lineno="84" slineno="2-1" sn="2"><section type="uncod" untype="effdate" display="false" src="uncod"><secline lineno="84">Section 2.  <bold>Effective Date.</bold></secline><sectionText lineno="85"><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1" groupid="1" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">This bill takes effect on <effdate uid="code" date="5/6/2026">May 6, 2026</effdate>.</amend></sectionText></section></bsec></bdy><foot><rev><tm>2-5-26 10:09 AM</tm></rev></foot></leg>