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H.B. 138

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TRESPASSING ON STATE PARK LANDS

             2     
2004 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Sheryl L. Allen

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             6      LONG TITLE
             7      General Description:
             8          This bill establishes penalties for trespassing on state park land and allows the division
             9      to sue for treble damages in a civil law suit to be deposited in the State Park Fees
             10      Restricted Account.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    establishes penalties and civil damages for trespass on state park lands;
             14          .    establishes penalties and civil damages for other activities on state park lands such
             15      as using certain resources, grazing, or occupying land; and
             16          .    allows the Division of Parks and Recreation to sue for treble damages in a civil
             17      lawsuit, to be deposited in the State Park Fees Restricted Account.
             18      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             19          None
             20      Other Special Clauses:
             21          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2004.
             22      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             23      AMENDS:
             24          63-11-66, as enacted by Chapter 336, Laws of Utah 2003
             25      ENACTS:
             26          76-6-206.2, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             27     


             28      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             29          Section 1. Section 63-11-66 is amended to read:
             30           63-11-66. State Park Fees Restricted Account.
             31          (1) There is created within the General Fund a restricted account known as the State
             32      Park Fees Restricted Account.
             33          (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), the account shall consist of revenue
             34      from:
             35          (i) all charges allowed under Subsection 63-11-17 (8); [and]
             36          (ii) proceeds from the sale or disposal of buffalo under Subsection 63-11-19.2 (2)(b)[.];
             37      and
             38          (iii) civil damages collected under Section 76-6-206.2 .
             39          (b) The account shall not include revenue the division receives under Sections
             40      63-11-19.5 , 63-11-19.6 , and Subsection 63-11-19.2 (2)(a).
             41          (3) The division shall use funds in this account for the purposes described in Section
             42      63-11-17 .
             43          Section 2. Section 76-6-206.2 is enacted to read:
             44          76-6-206.2. Criminal trespass on state park lands -- Penalties.
             45          (1) For purposes of this section:
             46          (a) "Authorization" means specific written permission by, or contractual agreement
             47      with, the Division of Parks and Recreation.
             48          (b) "Criminal trespass" means the elements of the crime of criminal trespass, as set
             49      forth in Section 76-6-206 .
             50          (c) "Division" means the Division of Parks and Recreation, as referred to in Section
             51      63-11-3.1 .
             52          (d) "State park lands" means all lands administered by the division.
             53          (2) A person is guilty of criminal trespass on state park lands and is liable for the civil
             54      damages prescribed in Subsection (5) if, under circumstances not amounting to a greater
             55      offense, and without authorization, the person:
             56          (a) enters onto or remains on state park lands and uses, occupies, or constructs
             57      improvements or structures on state park lands;
             58          (b) uses or occupies state park lands for more than 30 days after the cancellation or


             59      expiration of authorization;
             60          (c) knowingly or intentionally uses state park lands for commercial gain;
             61          (d) intentionally or knowingly grazes livestock on state park lands, except as provided
             62      in Section 72-3-112 ;
             63          (e) uses or occupies state park lands in violation of division rules; or
             64          (f) remains, after being ordered to leave by someone with actual or apparent authority
             65      to act for the division, or by a law enforcement officer.
             66          (3) A person is not guilty of criminal trespass if that person enters onto state park
             67      lands:
             68          (a) without first paying the required fee; and
             69          (b) for the sole purpose of pursuing recreational activity.
             70          (4) A violation of Subsection (2) is a class B misdemeanor.
             71          (5) In addition to restitution, as provided in Section 76-3-201 , a person who commits
             72      any act described in Subsection (2) may also be liable for civil damages in the amount of three
             73      times the value of:
             74          (a) damages resulting from a violation of Subsection (2);
             75          (b) the water, mineral, vegetation, improvement, or structure on state park lands that is
             76      removed, destroyed, used, or consumed without authorization;
             77          (c) the historical, prehistorical, archaeological, or paleontological resource on state
             78      park lands that is removed, destroyed, used, or consumed without authorization; or
             79          (d) the consideration which would have been charged by the division for unauthorized
             80      use of the land and resources during the period of trespass.
             81          (6) Civil damages under Subsection (5) may be collected in a separate action by the
             82      division, and shall be deposited in the State Parks Fees Restricted Account as established in
             83      Section 63-11-66 .
             84          Section 3. Effective date.
             85          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2004.





Legislative Review Note
    as of 2-3-04 11:13 AM


A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


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