This bill amends the offense of criminal trespass.
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Utah's criminal trespass law currently lists specific ways a property owner can give legal notice that entry onto their property is forbidden, including personal warnings, fencing or enclosures designed to keep people out, and posted signs. This bill would expand the sign-based category to also include other boundary indicators, and it would add a new, separate category recognizing structures, fencing, or other physical barriers used to manage or control livestock movement as valid notice that entry is unlawful. Under this change, someone who enters property marked by these livestock-management barriers could be charged with criminal trespass even without a posted sign or direct verbal warning.
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IntroductionFeb 5
House Rules
House Committee
House Floor Vote
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Senate 2nd Reading
Senate 3rd Reading
Governor
This bill amends the offense of criminal trespass.
This bill:
AI-generated summary, not yet reviewed by Better Utah staff. Please consult the bill text.
Utah's criminal trespass law currently lists specific ways a property owner can give legal notice that entry onto their property is forbidden, including personal warnings, fencing or enclosures designed to keep people out, and posted signs. This bill would expand the sign-based category to also include other boundary indicators, and it would add a new, separate category recognizing structures, fencing, or other physical barriers used to manage or control livestock movement as valid notice that entry is unlawful. Under this change, someone who enters property marked by these livestock-management barriers could be charged with criminal trespass even without a posted sign or direct verbal warning.
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