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Utah Code § 76-5-112 (2026)

Reckless endangerment -- Penalty

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Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section.
An actor commits reckless endangerment if, under circumstances not amounting to a felony offense, the actor recklessly engages in conduct that creates a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury to another individual.
A violation of Subsection (2) is a class A misdemeanor.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 2010–2020 · leading case: State v. Oliver, 2018 UT App 101 (Utah Ct. App. 2018).
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State v. Oliver, 2018 UT App 101 (Utah Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 6× “See Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-112 (1) (LexisNexis 2017) (stating that “[a] person commits reckless endangerment if .”
State v. Shepherd, 2015 UT App 208 (Utah Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 8× “" Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-112 (LexisNexis 2012) We have previously considered this statute and explained that "[rleckless in this context re-quirey a showing that the defendant was 'aware of but consciously disregard[ed] a substantial and unjustifiable risk'" State v.”
State v. Merrill, 2012 UT App 3 (Utah Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 3× “" Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-112 (1) (2008). A person engages in conduct recklessly when he is aware of but consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the circumstances exist or the result will occur.”
State v. Nielsen, 2012 UT App 2 (Utah Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 4× “§ 76-5-112. Nielsen seeks interlocutory review of the district court's denial of her motion to quash the bindover on those charges.”
State v. Loveless, 2010 UT 24 (Utah 2010). · cites it 2× “Loveless with one count of reckless endangerment, a class A misdemeanor, in violation of Utah Code section 76-5-112 (2008), 2 and one count of carrying a dangerous weapon while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, a class B misdemeanor, in violation of Utah Code section…”
Jones v. United States (Fed. Cl. 2020). “” Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-112 (1). This standard requires proof that the officers’ conduct was “a gross deviation from the standard of care that an ordinary person would exercise under all the circumstances as viewed from the actor’s standpoint.”
State v. Bossert, 2015 UT App 275 (2015). “Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-112 . 5(2)(a) Thus, to survive Defendant's motion for directed verdict, the State was required to produce believable evidencé that Defendant (1) knowingly or mtentlonally, (2) caused or permitted Son, (8) "to be exposed to, inhale, ingest, or have contact…”
— Utah Code § 76-5-112(1) — 1 case
State v. Nielsen, 2012 UT App 2 (Utah Ct. App. 2012). “§ 76-5-112. Nielsen seeks interlocutory review of the district court's denial of her motion to quash the bindover on those charges.”
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