With some of the strictest drug laws in the country, drug crimes in Utah can come with severe and lasting penalties. Additionally, with more of the states surrounding Utah legalizing recreational marijuana, law enforcement is on the lookout for people illegally transporting marijuana through the state—even if it was legally grown and sold in another state. If you or a loved one has been accused of a drug crime in Utah, here are four things you need to know.

In Utah, the Cohabitant Abuse Procedures Act defines the laws around domestic violence. The long list of definitions, enforcement rules, and punishments this law outlines can be a lot to take in. To make things a little easier, we pulled some of the main points and simplified them below. If you have more detailed questions about domestic violence laws in Utah, we encourage you to visit the Utah code website or reach out to one of our experienced defense attorneys.

The Utah Legislature meets for 45 calendar days (starting in January and ending in March) each year for the legislative session. Hundreds of bills* are proposed to change Utah’s laws. While many of the bills proposed and laws passed don’t deal with criminal matters, we keep an eye on the ones that do and how they might affect the rights of Utahns who are charged with crimes.

Utah has laws that are different from other regions in the United States. If you’re on vacation from another state, and you break one of them, you may end up facing legal consequences. In some cases, that might mean not being able to go home. Here’s a breakdown of what you should do if you are charged with a crime in Utah, but you’re not from the state.

If your out-of-state student is accused of committing a crime, here’s what you should do. This is the first and possibly most important thing that you should do if your out-of-state student is accused of a crime in Utah.

According to the Utah Department of Public Safety, there were just over 5,400 reports of sexual assault in 2022. That number comes from adding the different crimes reported that fit under the sexual assault umbrella.

Revenge porn is a relatively new phenomenon that refers to the practice of distributing sexually explicit photographs or videos without the consent of an individual featured in the images. Utah has been one of the leading states in criminalizing the distribution of intimate images, otherwise known as revenge porn.

Since the drinking age is 21, but you are considered an adult for most things in the eyes of the law at age 18, there are a lot of legal issues you may find yourself dealing with if you choose to drink in high school or college.

In Utah, theft is explicitly defined as a person who “obtains or exercises unauthorized control over the property of another with a purpose to deprive.” Under this definition, law enforcement could file charges of theft even based on your “intent” to deprive another of something. For example, if someone delivers a package to your house mistakenly and you keep it without any intent to return it, you could be charged with a theft crime.