TITLE 76. UTAH CRIMINAL CODE
CHAPTER 3. PUNISHMENTS
PART 2. SENTENCING
ยง 76-3-203.3. Penalty for hate crimes — Civil rights violation
As used in this section:
(1) “Primary offense” means those offenses provided in Subsection (5).
(2) A person who commits any primary offense with the intent to intimidate or terrorize another person or with reason to believe that his action would intimidate or terrorize that person is guilty of a third degree felony.
(3) “Intimidate or terrorize” means an act which causes the person to fear for his physical safety or damages the property of that person or another. The act must be accompanied with the intent to cause a person to fear to freely exercise or enjoy any right secured by the Constitution or laws of the state or by the Constitution or laws of the United States.
(4) (a) The prosecuting attorney, or grand jury if an indictment is returned, shall provide notice on the complaint in misdemeanor cases that the defendant is subject to a third degree felony provided under this section. The notice shall be in a clause separate from and in addition to the substantive offense charged.
(b) If the notice is not included initially, the court may subsequently allow the prosecutor to amend the charging document to include the notice if the court finds:
(i) that the amended charging documents, including any statement of probable cause, provide notice that the defendant is subject to a third degree felony provided under this section; and
(ii) that the defendant has not otherwise been substantially prejudiced by the amendment.
(5) Primary offenses referred to in Subsection (2) are the misdemeanor offenses for:
(a) assault and related offenses under Sections 76-5-102, 76-5-102.4, 76-5-106, 76-5-107, and 76-5-108;
(b) any misdemeanor property destruction offense under Sections 76-6-102, 76-6-104, and 76-8-714, and Subsection 76-6-106(1)(b);
(c) any criminal trespass offense under Sections 76-6-204 and 76-6-206;
(d) any misdemeanor theft offense under Section 76-6-412;
(e) any offense of obstructing government operations under Sections 76-8-301, 76-8-302, 76-8-304, 76-8-305, 76-8-306, 76-8-307, 76-8-308, and 76-8-313 and Subsection 76-8-310(1);
(f) any offense of interfering or intending to interfere with activities of colleges and universities under Title 76, Chapter 8, Part 7;
(g) any misdemeanor offense against public order and decency as defined in Title 76, Chapter 9, Part 1;
(h) any telephone abuse offense under Title 76, Chapter 9, Part 2;
(i) any cruelty to animals offense under Section 76-9-301; and
(j) any weapons offense under Section 76-10-506.
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HOUSE BILL 250
2001 Ut. HB 250
SYNOPSIS: AN ACT This act repeals and reenacts a provision of the Criminal Code regarding the offense of obstruction of justice. This act provides penalties in relation to the level of offense regarding which judicial action is obstructed and in relation to the type of action taken to cause the obstruction. This act also repeals the code section regarding tampering with evidence, as the reenacted statute includes that offense.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
[*1] Section 1. Section 76-3-203.3 is amended to read:
76-3-203.3. Penalty for hate crimes — Civil rights violation. As used in this section:
(1) “Primary offense” means those offenses provided in Subsection (5).
(2) A person who commits any primary offense with the intent to intimidate or terrorize another person or with reason to believe that his action would intimidate or terrorize that person is guilty of a third degree felony.
(3) “Intimidate or terrorize” means an act which causes the person to fear for his physical safety or damages the property of that person or another. The act must be accompanied with the intent to cause a person to fear to freely exercise or enjoy any right secured by the Constitution or laws of the state or by the Constitution or laws of the United States.
(4) (a) The prosecuting attorney, or grand jury if an indictment is returned, shall provide notice on the complaint in misdemeanor cases that the defendant is subject to a third degree felony provided under this section. The notice shall be in a clause separate from and in addition to the substantive offense charged.
(b) If the notice is not included initially, the court may subsequently allow the prosecutor to amend the charging document to include the notice if the court finds:
(i) that the amended charging documents, including any statement of probable cause, provide notice that the defendant is subject to a third degree felony provided under this section; and
(ii) that the defendant has not otherwise been substantially prejudiced by the amendment.
Primary Offenses:
(5) Primary offenses referred to in Subsection (2) are the misdemeanor offenses for:
(a) assault and related offenses under Sections 76-5-102, 76-5-102.4, 76-5-106, 76-5-107, and 76-5-108;
(b) any misdemeanor property destruction offense under Sections 76-6-102, 76-6-104, and 76-8-714, and Subsection 76-6-106 (1)(b);
(c) any criminal trespass offense under Sections 76-6-204 and 76-6-206;
(d) any misdemeanor theft offense under Section 76-6-412;
(e) any offense of obstructing government operations under Sections 76-8-301, 76-8-302, 76-8-304, 76-8-305, 76-8-306, 76-8-307, 76-8-308, and 76-8-313 and Subsections 76-8-306 (1)(a) through (f) and SUBSECTION 76-8-310 (1);
(f) any offense of interfering or intending to interfere with activities of colleges and universities under Title 76, Chapter 8, Part 7;
(g) any misdemeanor offense against public order and decency as defined in Title 76, Chapter 9, Part 1;
(h) any telephone abuse offense under Title 76, Chapter 9, Part 2;
(i) any cruelty to animals offense under Section 76-9-301; and
(j) any weapons offense under Section 76-10-506.
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