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Utah Code § 76-3-104 (2026)

Misdemeanors classified

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Misdemeanors are classified into three categories:
Class A misdemeanors;
Class B misdemeanors;
Class C misdemeanors.
An offense designated as a misdemeanor in this code without specification as to punishment or category is an infraction punishable in accordance with Section 76-3-205.
Except as provided in Subsection (4), an offense designated as a misdemeanor in a county or municipal ordinance without specification as to punishment or category is a class B misdemeanor.
After June 30, 2019, an offense designated as a misdemeanor in a county or municipal ordinance without specification as to punishment or category is an infraction punishable in accordance with Section 76-3-205.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1985–1995 · leading case: State v. Bagshaw, 836 P.2d 1384 (Utah Ct. App. 1992).
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State v. Bagshaw, 836 P.2d 1384 (Utah Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 7× “” Utah Code Ann. § 76-3-104 (2) (1990). By reading sections 76-3-104(2) and 76-3-402(2)(b) together, defendant argues that the lack of specificity regarding the category of misdemeanor in section 76-3-402(2) mandates a reduction of her two felony convictions to class B…”
Cooper v. State of Utah, 684 F. Supp. 1060 (D. Utah 1987). · cites it 2× “Utah Code Ann. § 76-3-104 (2) (1978) provides that: "An offense designated a misdemeanor, either in this code or in another law, without specification as to punishment or category, is a class B misdemeanor.”
State v. Chancellor, 704 P.2d 579 (Utah 1985). “, 1953, § 76-3-104(2). There was no constitutional error in the sentence defendant received under section 41-2-30(2).”
State v. Gurr, 904 P.2d 238 (Utah Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 4× “In Bagshaw , we held that because the pre-1991 sentence reduction statute did not specify a classification of misdemeanor for which defendants convicted of a felony may be sentenced, Bagshaw's conviction must be recorded as a class B misdemeanor pursuant to Utah Code Ann. §…”
— Utah Code § 76-3-104(2) — 2 cases
State v. Bagshaw, 836 P.2d 1384 (Utah Ct. App. 1992). “” Utah Code Ann. § 76-3-104 (2) (1990). By reading sections 76-3-104(2) and 76-3-402(2)(b) together, defendant argues that the lack of specificity regarding the category of misdemeanor in section 76-3-402(2) mandates a reduction of her two felony convictions to class B…”
State v. Chancellor, 704 P.2d 579 (Utah 1985). “, 1953, § 76-3-104(2). There was no constitutional error in the sentence defendant received under section 41-2-30(2).”
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