S.B. 277

1

MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY
2 2012 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: J. Stuart Adams
5 House Sponsor: Stephen G. Handy
6
7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill amends language related to municipal regulation and enforcement of certain
10 activities.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 . amends language related to municipal enforcement of wrongfully obtained property;
14 . amends language related to municipal regulation of alcoholic beverage or tobacco
15 sales;
16 . amends language related to municipal enforcement of controlled substance
17 provisions; and
18 . makes technical corrections.
19 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
20 None
21 Other Special Clauses:
22 None
23 Utah Code Sections Affected:
24 AMENDS:
25 10-8-47, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1981, Chapter 50
26
27 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:

28 Section 1. Section 10-8-47 is amended to read:
29 10-8-47. Intoxication -- Fights -- Disorderly conduct -- Assault and battery -- Petit
30 larceny -- Riots and disorderly assemblies -- Firearms and fireworks -- False pretenses
31 and embezzlement -- Sale of liquor, narcotics, or tobacco to minors -- Possession of
32 controlled substances -- Treatment of alcoholics and narcotics or drug addicts.
33 [They] A municipal legislative body may prevent intoxication, fighting, quarreling, dog
34 fights, cockfights, prize fights, bullfights, and all disorderly conduct and provide against and
35 punish the offenses of assault and battery and petit larceny; [they] the municipal legislative
36 body may restrain riots, routs, noises, disturbances or disorderly assemblies in any street, house
37 or place in the city; [they] the municipal legislative body may regulate and prevent the
38 discharge of firearms, rockets, powder, fireworks or any other dangerous or combustible
39 material; [they] the municipal legislative body may provide against and prevent the offense of
40 obtaining money or property under false pretenses and the offense of embezzling money or
41 property in all cases where the money or property embezzled or obtained under false pretenses
42 does not exceed in value the sum of [$100] $1,500 and may prohibit the sale, giving away, or
43 furnishing of [intoxicating liquors or] narcotics, alcoholic beverages to a person younger than
44 21 years of age, or [of] tobacco to any person [under 21] younger than 19 years of age; cities
45 may, by ordinance, prohibit the possession of controlled substances as defined in the Utah
46 Controlled Substances Act, provided the conduct is not a [class A misdemeanor or] felony, and
47 provide for treatment of alcoholics, narcotic addicts and other persons who are addicted to the
48 use of drugs or intoxicants such that [they] a person substantially [lack] lacks the capacity to
49 control [their] the person's use of the drugs or intoxicants, and judicial supervision may be
50 imposed as a means of effecting their rehabilitation.




Legislative Review Note
as of 2-16-12 2:43 PM

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel