Assault -- Penalties.

  1. Law
  2. Utah Code
  3. Utah Criminal Code
  4. Offenses Against the Person
  5. Assault and Related Offenses
  6. Assault -- Penalties.

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  • (1) Assault is:
    • (a) an attempt, with unlawful force or violence, to do bodily injury to another; or
    • (b) an act, committed with unlawful force or violence, that causes bodily injury to another or creates a substantial risk of bodily injury to another.
  • (2) Assault is a class B misdemeanor.
  • (3) Assault is a class A misdemeanor if:
    • (a) the person causes substantial bodily injury to another; or
    • (b) the victim is pregnant and the person has knowledge of the pregnancy.
  • (4) It is not a defense against assault, that the accused caused serious bodily injury to another.




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