First Substitute H.B. 25

Representative John B. Arrington proposes to substitute the following bill:

1 PENALTY FOR INTERFERENCE WITH
2 SERVICE OF PROCESS
3 1998 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: John B. Arrington
6 AN ACT RELATING TO THE CRIMINAL CODE; AMENDING THE OFFENSE OF
7 INTERFERING WITH A PUBLIC SERVANT TO INCLUDE INTERFERING WITH THE
8 SERVICE OF PROCESS BY A PUBLIC SERVANT.
9 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
10 AMENDS:
11 76-8-301, as last amended by Chapter 42, Laws of Utah 1993
12 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
13 Section 1. Section 76-8-301 is amended to read:
14 76-8-301. Interference with public servant.
15 (1) A person is guilty of [a class B misdemeanor] interference with a public servant if he:
16 (a) uses force, violence, intimidation, or engages in any other unlawful act with a purpose
17 to interfere with a public servant performing or purporting to perform an official function; or
18 (b) knowingly or intentionally interferes with the lawful service of process by a public
19 servant.
20 (2) Interference with a public servant is a class B misdemeanor.
21 [(2)] (3) For purposes of this section, "public servant" does not include jurors.

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