Utah Code § 76-8-305 : — UTAH CRIMINAL CODEOFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT —8-305 - Interference with peace officer

(1) A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if the person knows, or by the exercise of reasonable care should have known, that a peace officer is seeking to effect a lawful arrest or detention of that person or another person and interferes with the arrest or detention by:
(a) use of force or any weapon;
(b) refusing to perform any act required by lawful order:
(i) necessary to effect the arrest or detention; and
(ii) made by a peace officer involved in the arrest or detention; or
(c) refusing to refrain from performing any act that would impede the arrest or detention.
(2) Recording the actions of a law enforcement officer with a camera, mobile phone, or other photographic device, while the officer is performing official duties in plain view, does not by itself constitute:
(a) interference with the officer;
(b) willful resistance;
(c) disorderly conduct; or
(d) obstruction of justice.

Utah Code § 76-8-305

Amended by Chapter 312, 2017 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 5/9/2017.
Amended by Chapter 274, 1990 General Session
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