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S.B. 1001

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ANIMAL TORTURE OFFENSE

             2     
2007 FIRST SPECIAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Gene Davis

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House Sponsor: ____________

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies the Criminal Code regarding animal cruelty by providing that torture
             10      of an animal is a felony. This bill amends references to criminal intent and amends
             11      certain definitions.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    amends the definition of necessary food, care, and shelter to include water and
             15      shelter as appropriate to the animal and moves the definitions to the beginning of
             16      the section;
             17          .    clarifies the general applicability of the exemption for acting under a legal privilege;
             18          .    provides an exemption for animals kept and used for training hunting dogs and
             19      falcons and also for animals kept or owned by a zoological park;
             20          .    includes the offense of seriously injuring an animal;
             21          .    provides that torturing an animal is a third degree felony and provides a definition
             22      of torture;
             23          .    provides that the court shall state on the record the reasons a person convicted of
             24      animal cruelty is not required to receive treatment, pay restitution, or to not have
             25      possession of animals for a specified period;
             26          .    provides an exemption regarding torture if the animals are used for agricultural
             27      purposes;


             28          .    provides that after the first priority of placing the animal through adoption, the
             29      option of offering the animal for sale at auction precedes the option of euthanasia;
             30      and
             31          .    amends the definition of conviction to include pleas in abeyance or of nolo
             32      contendere.
             33      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             34          None
             35      Other Special Clauses:
             36          None
             37      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             38      AMENDS:
             39          76-3-203.3, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 229
             40          76-9-301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1996, Second Special Session, Chapter 7
             41          76-9-301.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1996, Second Special Session, Chapter 7
             42          76-9-301.6, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1998, Chapter 282
             43          76-9-301.7, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1996, Second Special Session, Chapter 7
             44          76-10-1602, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 129
             45     
             46      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             47          Section 1. Section 76-3-203.3 is amended to read:
             48           76-3-203.3. Penalty for hate crimes -- Civil rights violation.
             49          As used in this section:
             50          (1) "Primary offense" means those offenses provided in Subsection (4).
             51          (2) (a) A person who commits any primary offense with the intent to intimidate or
             52      terrorize another person or with reason to believe that his action would intimidate or terrorize
             53      that person is subject to Subsection (2)(b).
             54          (b) (i) A class C misdemeanor primary offense is a class B misdemeanor; and
             55          (ii) a class B misdemeanor primary offense is a class A misdemeanor.
             56          (3) "Intimidate or terrorize" means an act which causes the person to fear for his
             57      physical safety or damages the property of that person or another. The act must be
             58      accompanied with the intent to cause or has the effect of causing a person to reasonably fear to


             59      freely exercise or enjoy any right secured by the Constitution or laws of the state or by the
             60      Constitution or laws of the United States.
             61          (4) Primary offenses referred to in Subsection (1) are the misdemeanor offenses for:
             62          (a) assault and related offenses under Sections 76-5-102 , 76-5-102.4 , 76-5-106 ,
             63      76-5-107 , and 76-5-108 ;
             64          (b) any misdemeanor property destruction offense under Sections 76-6-102 and
             65      76-6-104 , and Subsection 76-6-106 (2)(b);
             66          (c) any criminal trespass offense under Sections 76-6-204 and 76-6-206 ;
             67          (d) any misdemeanor theft offense under Section 76-6-412 ;
             68          (e) any offense of obstructing government operations under Sections 76-8-301 ,
             69      76-8-302 , 76-8-304 , 76-8-305 , 76-8-306 , 76-8-307 , 76-8-308 , and 76-8-313 ;
             70          (f) any offense of interfering or intending to interfere with activities of colleges and
             71      universities under Title 76, Chapter 8, Part 7, Colleges and Universities;
             72          (g) any misdemeanor offense against public order and decency as defined in Title 76,
             73      Chapter 9, Part 1, Breaches of the Peace and Related Offenses;
             74          (h) any telephone abuse offense under Title 76, Chapter 9, Part 2, Telephone Abuse;
             75          (i) any misdemeanor cruelty to animals offense under Section 76-9-301 ; and
             76          (j) any weapons offense under Section 76-10-506 .
             77          (5) This section does not affect or limit any individual's constitutional right to the
             78      lawful expression of free speech or other recognized rights secured by the Constitution or laws
             79      of the state or by the Constitution or laws of the United States.
             80          Section 2. Section 76-9-301 is amended to read:
             81           76-9-301. Cruelty to animals.
             82          (1) As used in this section:
             83          (a) "Abandon" means to deposit, leave, or drop off any live animal:
             84          (i) without providing for the care of that animal; or
             85          (ii) in a situation where conditions present an immediate, direct, and serious threat to
             86      the life, safety, or health of the animal.
             87          (b) (i) "Animal" means a live, nonhuman, vertebrate creature.
             88          (ii) "Animal" does not include:
             89          (A) animals owned, kept, managed, or used for agricultural purposes and cared for in


             90      accordance with accepted husbandry practices, including animals kept or owned for
             91      agricultural purposes as part of a small farm or activity that is operated without expectation of
             92      its being a primary source of income;
             93          (B) animals used for rodeo purposes and cared for in accordance with accepted
             94      husbandry practices;
             95          (C) animals kept or owned by a zoological park that is:
             96          (I) accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association and cared for in
             97      accordance with accepted husbandry practices; or
             98          (II) owned or operated by a member of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association
             99      and cared for in accordance with accepted husbandry practices;
             100          (D) protected and unprotected wildlife as defined in Section 23-13-2 ; and
             101          (E) animals kept or owned for the purpose of training hunting dogs or falcons and
             102      cared for in accordance with accepted husbandry practices.
             103          (c) "Custody" means ownership, possession, or control over an animal.
             104          (d) "Legal privilege" means an act:
             105          (i) authorized by state law, including Division of Wildlife Resources statutes and rules;
             106      and
             107          (ii) conducted in compliance with local ordinances.
             108          (e) "Necessary food, water, care, and shelter" means the following, taking into account
             109      the species, age, and physical condition of the animal:
             110          (i) appropriate and essential food and water;
             111          (ii) veterinary care; and
             112          (iii) adequate protection, including appropriate shelter, against extreme weather
             113      conditions.
             114          (f) "Torture" means a person:
             115          (i) intentionally or knowingly inflicts on another or subjects another to extreme
             116      physical pain or serious bodily injury as defined in Section 76-1-601 ; and
             117          (ii) acts under circumstances evidencing extreme cruelty or depravity.
             118          [(1)] (2) A person is guilty of cruelty to animals if the person, without having legal
             119      privilege to do so, intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence:
             120          (a) fails to provide necessary food, water, care, or shelter for an animal in his custody;


             121          (b) abandons an animal in the person's custody;
             122          (c) transports or confines an animal in a cruel manner;
             123          (d) injures an animal;
             124          (e) causes any animal, not including a dog, to fight with another animal of like kind for
             125      amusement or gain; or
             126          (f) causes any animal, including a dog, to fight with a different kind of animal or
             127      creature for amusement or gain.
             128          [(2)] (3) A violation of Subsection [(1)] (2) is:
             129          (a) a class B misdemeanor if committed intentionally or knowingly; and
             130          (b) a class C misdemeanor if committed recklessly or with criminal negligence.
             131          [(3)] (4) A person is guilty of aggravated cruelty to an animal if the person, without
             132      having legal privilege to do so:
             133          [(a) tortures an animal;]
             134          [(b)] (a) (i) administers or causes to be administered poison or poisonous substances to
             135      an animal [without having a legal privilege to do so]; or
             136          (ii) knowingly or intentionally places or causes to be placed in a location accessible to
             137      an animal, a poison or poisonous substance that is attractive to one or more species of animals;
             138          (b) causes to an animal serious bodily injury as defined in Section 76-1-601 ; or
             139          (c) kills an animal or causes an animal to be killed [an animal without having a legal
             140      privilege to do so], except that causing an animal's death by torture is a third degree felony
             141      under Subsection (6).
             142          [(4)] (5) A violation of Subsection [(3)] (4) is:
             143          (a) a class A misdemeanor if committed intentionally or knowingly;
             144          (b) a class B misdemeanor if committed recklessly; and
             145          (c) a class C misdemeanor if committed with criminal negligence.
             146          (6) (a) A person is guilty of felony animal cruelty if a person tortures an animal,
             147      including if the person causes the animal's death by torture.
             148          (b) A violation of Subsection (6)(a) is a third degree felony.
             149          (c) This Subsection (6) does not apply to an animal owned, kept, managed, or used for
             150      agricultural purposes, if the actor owns the animal or has lawful authority to keep, manage, or
             151      use the animal.


             152          [(5)] (7) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the conduct of the actor
             153      towards the animal was:
             154          (a) by a licensed veterinarian using accepted veterinary practice;
             155          (b) directly related to bona fide experimentation for scientific research, provided that if
             156      the animal is to be destroyed, the manner employed will not be unnecessarily cruel unless
             157      directly necessary to the veterinary purpose or scientific research involved;
             158          (c) permitted under Section 18-1-3 , which permits killing or injuring a dog under
             159      certain circumstances;
             160          (d) by a person who humanely destroys any animal found suffering past recovery for
             161      any useful purpose; or
             162          (e) by a person who humanely destroys any apparently abandoned animal found on the
             163      person's property.
             164          [(6)] (8) For purposes of Subsection [(5)] (7)(d), before destroying the suffering
             165      animal, the person who is not the owner of the animal shall obtain:
             166          (a) the judgment of a veterinarian of the animal's nonrecoverable condition;
             167          (b) the judgment of two other persons called by the person to view the unrecoverable
             168      condition of the animal in the person's presence;
             169          (c) the consent from the owner of the animal to the destruction of the animal; or
             170          (d) a reasonable conclusion that the animal's suffering is beyond recovery, through the
             171      person's own observation, if the person is in a location or circumstance where the person is
             172      unable to contact another person.
             173          [(7)] (9) This section does not affect or prohibit the training, instruction, and grooming
             174      of animals, so long as the methods used are in accordance with accepted husbandry practices.
             175          [(8)] (10) (a) This section does not affect or prohibit the use of an electronic locating or
             176      training collar by the owner of an animal for the purpose of lawful animal training, lawful
             177      hunting practices, or protecting against loss of that animal.
             178          (b) County and municipal governments may not prohibit the use of an electronic
             179      locating or training collar.
             180          [(9)] (11) (a) (i) Upon conviction under this section, the court [may in its discretion, in
             181      addition to other] shall order that the defendant comply with the requirements in Subsections
             182      (11)(b) and (c) unless the court states on the record the reasons the court finds imposition of


             183      any of the provisions to be inappropriate.
             184          (ii) The court may impose any additional penalties[:] as the court finds appropriate to
             185      the case before it.
             186          [(a)] (b) The court shall order the defendant:
             187          (i) to [be evaluated to determine the need for psychiatric or] undergo a psychological
             188      [counseling, to] evaluation and receive [counseling as the court determines to be appropriate,]
             189      treatment addressing the issues involved in animal abuse and to pay the costs of the evaluation
             190      and [counseling] treatment to the extent the court finds the defendant is able to do so;
             191          [(b) require the defendant] (ii) to forfeit any rights the defendant has to the animal
             192      subjected to a violation of this section [and];
             193          (iii) to repay the reasonable costs incurred by any person or agency in caring for each
             194      animal subjected to violation of this section; and
             195          [(c) order the defendant] (iv) to no longer possess or retain custody of any animal, as
             196      specified by the court, during the period of the defendant's probation or parole or other period
             197      as designated by the court[; and].
             198          [(d)] (c) The court shall order the animal to be [placed] cared for or disposed of in the
             199      following order of priority, with Subsection (11)(c)(i) being the first priority:
             200          (i) place the animal for the purpose of adoption or care in the custody of a county and
             201      municipal animal control agency[,] or an animal welfare agency registered with the state[,
             202      sold];
             203          (ii) sell the animal at public auction[, or humanely destroyed]; or
             204          (iii) euthanize the animal humanely.
             205          [(10)] (12) This section does not prohibit the use of animals in lawful training.
             206          [(11) As used in this section:]
             207          [(a) "Abandons" means to intentionally deposit, leave, or drop off any live animal:]
             208          [(i) without providing for the care of that animal; or]
             209          [(ii) in a situation where conditions present an immediate, direct, and serious threat to
             210      the life, safety, or health of the animal.]
             211          [(b) (i) "Animal" means a live, nonhuman vertebrate creature.]
             212          [(ii) "Animal" does not include animals kept or owned for agricultural purposes and
             213      cared for in accordance with accepted husbandry practices, animals used for rodeo purposes,


             214      and does not include protected and unprotected wildlife as defined in Section 23-13-2 .]
             215          [(c) "Custody" means ownership, possession, or control over an animal.]
             216          [(d) "Legal privilege" means an act authorized by state law, including Division of
             217      Wildlife Resources statutes and rules, and conducted in conformance with local ordinances.]
             218          [(e) "Necessary food, care, and shelter" means appropriate and essential food and other
             219      needs of the animal, including veterinary care, and adequate protection against extreme weather
             220      conditions.]
             221          Section 3. Section 76-9-301.5 is amended to read:
             222           76-9-301.5. Spectator at organized animal fighting exhibitions -- Penalty.
             223          (1) It is unlawful for a person to knowingly be present as a spectator at any place,
             224      building, or tenement where preparations are being made for an exhibition of the fighting of
             225      animals, as prohibited by [Subsection] Subsections 76-9-301 [(1)](2)(e) and (f), or to be present
             226      at [such] an exhibition, regardless of whether any entrance fee has been charged.
             227          (2) A person who violates [this subsection] Subsection (1) is guilty of a class B
             228      misdemeanor.
             229          Section 4. Section 76-9-301.6 is amended to read:
             230           76-9-301.6. Dog fighting exhibition -- Authority to arrest and take possession of
             231      dogs and property.
             232          (1) A peace officer, as defined in Title 53, Chapter 13, Peace Officer Classifications,
             233      may enter any place, building, or tenement where an exhibition of dog fighting is occurring, or
             234      where preparations are being made for [such] an exhibition and, without a warrant, arrest all
             235      persons present.
             236          (2) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 76-9-305 , any authorized officer who
             237      makes an arrest under Subsection (1) may lawfully take possession of all dogs, paraphernalia,
             238      implements, or other property or things used or employed, or to be employed, in an exhibition
             239      of dog fighting prohibited by Subsection 76-9-301 [(1)](2)(f) or Section 76-9-301.1 .
             240          (b) The officer, at the time of the taking of property pursuant to Subsection (2)(a), shall
             241      state his name and provide other identifying information to the person in charge of the dogs or
             242      property taken.
             243          (3) (a) After taking possession of dogs, paraphernalia, implements, or other property or
             244      things under Subsection (2), the officer shall file an affidavit with the judge or magistrate


             245      before whom a complaint has been made against any person arrested under this section.
             246          (b) The affidavit shall include:
             247          (i) the name of the person charged in the complaint;
             248          (ii) a description of all property taken;
             249          (iii) the time and place of the taking of the property;
             250          (iv) the name of the person from whom the property was taken;
             251          (v) the name of the person who claims to own the property, if known; and
             252          (vi) a statement that the officer has reason to believe and believes that the property
             253      taken was used or employed, or was to be used or employed, in violation of Section 76-9-301
             254      or 76-9-301.1 , and the grounds for the belief.
             255          (4) (a) The officer shall deliver the confiscated property to the judge or magistrate who
             256      shall, by order, place the property in the custody of the officer or any other person designated in
             257      the order, and that person shall keep the property until conviction or final discharge of the
             258      person against whom the complaint was made.
             259          (b) The person designated in Subsection (4)(a) shall assume immediate custody of the
             260      property, and retain the property until further order of the court.
             261          (c) Upon conviction of the person charged, all confiscated property shall be forfeited
             262      and destroyed or otherwise disposed of, as the court may order.
             263          (d) If the person charged is acquitted or discharged without conviction, the court shall,
             264      on demand, order the property to be returned to its owner.
             265          Section 5. Section 76-9-301.7 is amended to read:
             266           76-9-301.7. Cruelty to animals -- Enhanced penalties.
             267          (1) "Conviction":
             268          (a) means a conviction by plea [or by] of guilty, nolo contendere, guilty and mentally
             269      ill, or no contest, or a verdict[.] of guilty; and
             270          (b) includes a plea that is held in abeyance under Title 77, Chapter 2a, Pleas in
             271      Abeyance, even if the charge has been subsequently reduced or dismissed in accordance with
             272      the plea in abeyance agreement.
             273          (2) A person who commits any violation of Section 76-9-301 , Section 76-9-301.5 , or
             274      Subsection 76-9-301.1 (1) or (4) within the state and on at least one previous occasion has been
             275      convicted of violating Section 76-9-301 , Section 76-9-301.5 , or Subsection 76-9-301.1 (1) or


             276      (4) [shall be] or has been convicted in another jurisdiction of an offense that is substantially
             277      similar to any of these offenses is subject to an enhanced penalty [as provided in] under
             278      Subsection (3).
             279          (3) The enhanced degree of offense for offenses committed under this section are:
             280          (a) if the offense is a class C misdemeanor, it is a class B misdemeanor; and
             281          (b) if the offense is a class B misdemeanor, it is a class A misdemeanor.
             282          (4) (a) The prosecuting attorney, or grand jury if an indictment is returned, shall
             283      provide written notice upon the information or indictment that the defendant is subject to an
             284      enhanced degree of offense or penalty under Subsection (3). The notice shall be served upon
             285      the defendant or his attorney not later than ten days prior to trial.
             286          (b) If the notice is not included initially, the court may subsequently allow the
             287      prosecutor to amend the charging document to include the notice if the court finds:
             288          (i) that the amended charging documents, including any statement of probable cause,
             289      provide notice that the defendant is subject to an enhanced penalty provided under this section;
             290      and
             291          (ii) that the defendant has not otherwise been substantially prejudiced by the
             292      amendment.
             293          Section 6. Section 76-10-1602 is amended to read:
             294           76-10-1602. Definitions.
             295          As used in this part:
             296          (1) "Enterprise" means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation,
             297      business trust, association, or other legal entity, and any union or group of individuals
             298      associated in fact although not a legal entity, and includes illicit as well as licit entities.
             299          (2) "Pattern of unlawful activity" means engaging in conduct which constitutes the
             300      commission of at least three episodes of unlawful activity, which episodes are not isolated, but
             301      have the same or similar purposes, results, participants, victims, or methods of commission, or
             302      otherwise are interrelated by distinguishing characteristics. Taken together, the episodes shall
             303      demonstrate continuing unlawful conduct and be related either to each other or to the
             304      enterprise. At least one of the episodes comprising a pattern of unlawful activity shall have
             305      occurred after July 31, 1981. The most recent act constituting part of a pattern of unlawful
             306      activity as defined by this part shall have occurred within five years of the commission of the


             307      next preceding act alleged as part of the pattern.
             308          (3) "Person" includes any individual or entity capable of holding a legal or beneficial
             309      interest in property, including state, county, and local governmental entities.
             310          (4) "Unlawful activity" means to directly engage in conduct or to solicit, request,
             311      command, encourage, or intentionally aid another person to engage in conduct which would
             312      constitute any offense described by the following crimes or categories of crimes, or to attempt
             313      or conspire to engage in an act which would constitute any of those offenses, regardless of
             314      whether the act is in fact charged or indicted by any authority or is classified as a misdemeanor
             315      or a felony:
             316          (a) any act prohibited by the criminal provisions of Title 13, Chapter 10, Unauthorized
             317      Recording Practices Act;
             318          (b) any act prohibited by the criminal provisions of Title 19, Environmental Quality
             319      Code, Sections 19-1-101 through 19-7-109 ;
             320          (c) taking, destroying, or possessing wildlife or parts of wildlife for the primary
             321      purpose of sale, trade, or other pecuniary gain, in violation of Title 23, Chapter 13, Wildlife
             322      Resources Code of Utah, or Section 23-20-4 ;
             323          (d) false claims for medical benefits, kickbacks, and any other act prohibited by False
             324      Claims Act, Sections 26-20-1 through 26-20-12 ;
             325          (e) any act prohibited by the criminal provisions of Title 32A, Chapter 12, Criminal
             326      Offenses;
             327          (f) any act prohibited by the criminal provisions of Title 57, Chapter 11, Utah Uniform
             328      Land Sales Practices Act;
             329          (g) any act prohibited by the criminal provisions of Title 58, Chapter 37, Utah
             330      Controlled Substances Act, or Title 58, Chapter 37b, Imitation Controlled Substances Act,
             331      Title 58, Chapter 37c, Utah Controlled Substance Precursor Act, or Title 58, Chapter 37d,
             332      Clandestine Drug Lab Act;
             333          (h) any act prohibited by the criminal provisions of Title 61, Chapter 1, Utah Uniform
             334      Securities Act;
             335          (i) any act prohibited by the criminal provisions of Title 63, Chapter 56, Utah
             336      Procurement Code;
             337          (j) assault or aggravated assault, Sections 76-5-102 and 76-5-103 ;


             338          (k) a terroristic threat, Section 76-5-107 ;
             339          (l) criminal homicide, Sections 76-5-201 , 76-5-202 , and 76-5-203 ;
             340          (m) kidnapping or aggravated kidnapping, Sections 76-5-301 and 76-5-302 ;
             341          (n) sexual exploitation of a minor, Section 76-5a-3 ;
             342          (o) arson or aggravated arson, Sections 76-6-102 and 76-6-103 ;
             343          (p) causing a catastrophe, Section 76-6-105 ;
             344          (q) burglary or aggravated burglary, Sections 76-6-202 and 76-6-203 ;
             345          (r) burglary of a vehicle, Section 76-6-204 ;
             346          (s) manufacture or possession of an instrument for burglary or theft, Section 76-6-205 ;
             347          (t) robbery or aggravated robbery, Sections 76-6-301 and 76-6-302 ;
             348          (u) theft, Section 76-6-404 ;
             349          (v) theft by deception, Section 76-6-405 ;
             350          (w) theft by extortion, Section 76-6-406 ;
             351          (x) receiving stolen property, Section 76-6-408 ;
             352          (y) theft of services, Section 76-6-409 ;
             353          (z) forgery, Section 76-6-501 ;
             354          (aa) fraudulent use of a credit card, Sections 76-6-506.1 , 76-6-506.2 , and 76-6-506.4 ;
             355          (bb) deceptive business practices, Section 76-6-507 ;
             356          (cc) bribery or receiving bribe by person in the business of selection, appraisal, or
             357      criticism of goods, Section 76-6-508 ;
             358          (dd) bribery of a labor official, Section 76-6-509 ;
             359          (ee) defrauding creditors, Section 76-6-511 ;
             360          (ff) acceptance of deposit by insolvent financial institution, Section 76-6-512 ;
             361          (gg) unlawful dealing with property by fiduciary, Section 76-6-513 ;
             362          (hh) bribery or threat to influence contest, Section 76-6-514 ;
             363          (ii) making a false credit report, Section 76-6-517 ;
             364          (jj) criminal simulation, Section 76-6-518 ;
             365          (kk) criminal usury, Section 76-6-520 ;
             366          (ll) fraudulent insurance act, Section 76-6-521 ;
             367          (mm) retail theft, Section 76-6-602 ;
             368          (nn) computer crimes, Section 76-6-703 ;


             369          (oo) identity fraud, Section 76-6-1102 ;
             370          (pp) sale of a child, Section 76-7-203 ;
             371          (qq) bribery to influence official or political actions, Section 76-8-103 ;
             372          (rr) threats to influence official or political action, Section 76-8-104 ;
             373          (ss) receiving bribe or bribery by public servant, Section 76-8-105 ;
             374          (tt) receiving bribe or bribery for endorsement of person as public servant, Section
             375      76-8-106 ;
             376          (uu) official misconduct, Sections 76-8-201 and 76-8-202 ;
             377          (vv) obstruction of justice, Section 76-8-306 ;
             378          (ww) acceptance of bribe or bribery to prevent criminal prosecution, Section 76-8-308 ;
             379          (xx) false or inconsistent material statements, Section 76-8-502 ;
             380          (yy) false or inconsistent statements, Section 76-8-503 ;
             381          (zz) written false statements, Section 76-8-504 ;
             382          (aaa) tampering with a witness or soliciting or receiving a bribe, Section 76-8-508 ;
             383          (bbb) retaliation against a witness, victim, or informant, Section 76-8-508.3 ;
             384          (ccc) extortion or bribery to dismiss criminal proceeding, Section 76-8-509 ;
             385          (ddd) public assistance fraud in violation of Section 76-8-1203 , 76-8-1204 , or
             386      76-8-1205 ;
             387          (eee) unemployment insurance fraud, Section 76-8-1301 ;
             388          (fff) intentionally or knowingly causing one animal to fight with another, Subsection
             389      76-9-301 [(1)(f)](2)(e) or (f) or Section 76-9-301.1;
             390          (ggg) possession, use, or removal of explosives, chemical, or incendiary devices or
             391      parts, Section 76-10-306 ;
             392          (hhh) delivery to common carrier, mailing, or placement on premises of an incendiary
             393      device, Section 76-10-307 ;
             394          (iii) possession of a deadly weapon with intent to assault, Section 76-10-507 ;
             395          (jjj) unlawful marking of pistol or revolver, Section 76-10-521 ;
             396          (kkk) alteration of number or mark on pistol or revolver, Section 76-10-522 ;
             397          (lll) forging or counterfeiting trademarks, trade name, or trade device, Section
             398      76-10-1002 ;
             399          (mmm) selling goods under counterfeited trademark, trade name, or trade devices,


             400      Section 76-10-1003 ;
             401          (nnn) sales in containers bearing registered trademark of substituted articles, Section
             402      76-10-1004 ;
             403          (ooo) selling or dealing with article bearing registered trademark or service mark with
             404      intent to defraud, Section 76-10-1006 ;
             405          (ppp) gambling, Section 76-10-1102 ;
             406          (qqq) gambling fraud, Section 76-10-1103 ;
             407          (rrr) gambling promotion, Section 76-10-1104 ;
             408          (sss) possessing a gambling device or record, Section 76-10-1105 ;
             409          (ttt) confidence game, Section 76-10-1109 ;
             410          (uuu) distributing pornographic material, Section 76-10-1204 ;
             411          (vvv) inducing acceptance of pornographic material, Section 76-10-1205 ;
             412          (www) dealing in harmful material to a minor, Section 76-10-1206 ;
             413          (xxx) distribution of pornographic films, Section 76-10-1222 ;
             414          (yyy) indecent public displays, Section 76-10-1228 ;
             415          (zzz) prostitution, Section 76-10-1302 ;
             416          (aaaa) aiding prostitution, Section 76-10-1304 ;
             417          (bbbb) exploiting prostitution, Section 76-10-1305 ;
             418          (cccc) aggravated exploitation of prostitution, Section 76-10-1306 ;
             419          (dddd) communications fraud, Section 76-10-1801 ;
             420          (eeee) any act prohibited by the criminal provisions of Title 76, Chapter 10, Part 19,
             421      Money Laundering and Currency Transaction Reporting Act;
             422          (ffff) any act prohibited by the criminal provisions of the laws governing taxation in
             423      this state; and
             424          (gggg) any act illegal under the laws of the United States and enumerated in Title 18,
             425      Section 1961 (1)(B), (C), and (D) of the United States Code.




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    as of 8-17-07 10:53 AM


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