Mail theft -- Penalties.

1. Law
2. Utah Code
3. Utah Criminal Code
4. Offenses Against Property
5. Mail Box Damage and Mail Theft
6. Mail theft -- Penalties.

• (1) A person commits the crime of mail theft if the person:
  • (a) knowingly, and with the intent to deprive another:
    • (i) takes, destroys, hides, or embezzles mail; or
    • (ii) obtains any mail by fraud or deception; or
  • (b) buys, receives, conceals, or possesses mail and knows or reasonably should have known that the mail was unlawfully taken or obtained.

• (2) Mail theft is:
  • (a) a third degree felony;
  • (b) a class A misdemeanor, if the mail has no monetary value and does not include the name of an individual; or
  • (c) a second degree felony, if the mail contains the personal identifying information of 10 or more individuals.

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