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Utah Code § 76-8-101 (2026)

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As used in this chapter:

"Party official" means an individual holding any post in a political party whether by election, appointment, or otherwise.
"Peace officer" means an employee of a police or law enforcement agency that is part of or administered by the state or a political subdivision of the state, and whose duties consist primarily of the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of criminal statutes or ordinances of this state or a political subdivision of the state.
"Pecuniary benefit" means an advantage in the form of money, property, commercial interest, or anything else, the primary significance of which is economic gain.
"Pecuniary benefit" does not include economic advantage applicable to the public generally, such as tax reduction or increased prosperity generally.
"Public property" means real or personal property that is owned, held, or managed by a public entity.
"Public property" includes real or personal property that is owned, held, or managed by a public entity after the real or personal property is transferred by the public entity to an independent contractor of the public entity.
"Public property" remains public property while in the possession of an independent contractor of a public entity for the purpose of providing a program or service for, or on behalf of, the public entity.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1991–2012 · leading case: State v. Green, 2005 UT 9 (Utah 2005).
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State v. Green, 2005 UT 9 (Utah 2005). “§ 76-8-101(3) 6 (Supp.2003). ¶ 50 We find no merit in Mr.”
State v. Singh, 819 P.2d 356 (Utah Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “FACTS On November 27, 1989, West Valley City detective Holly Wright, working undercover with the Metro Sting Unit, followed an informant’s tip to a West Valley City residence to buy a driver’s license from Bobby Sanchez.”
United States v. Manzo, 851 F. Supp. 2d 797 (D.N.J. 2012). “[w]hile a public servant, solicits, accepts or agrees to accept” a bribe, and defining “public servant” to include "[a]ny person elected, appointed or designated to become a public servant, although not yet occupying that position”) (emphasis added); Utah: Utah Code Ann. §§…”
— Utah Code § 76-8-101(3) — 1 case
State v. Green, 2005 UT 9 (Utah 2005). “§ 76-8-101(3) 6 (Supp.2003). ¶ 50 We find no merit in Mr.”
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