Utah Code
Utah Code § 76-8-312 (2026)
Unlawful absence after pretrial release
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Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-8-101 apply to this section.
An actor commits unlawful absence after pretrial release if the actor:
has been granted pretrial release by court order or by other lawful authority upon condition that the actor subsequently appear personally upon a charge of an offense; and
fails without just cause to appear at the time and place that have been lawfully designated for the actor's appearance.
A violation of Subsection (2) is:
a third degree felony if the offense for which the actor failed to appear is a felony;
a class B misdemeanor if the offense for which the actor failed to appear is a misdemeanor; or
an infraction if the offense for which the actor failed to appear is an infraction.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1985–1998 · leading case: State v. Galli, 967 P.2d 930 (Utah 1998).
State v. Galli, 967 P.2d 930 (Utah 1998). “" Galli was neither charged nor convicted of bail jumping under Utah Code Ann. § 76-8-312 (1995). Thus, the only way that his family could be victims of bail jumping would be if Galli admitted responsibility for this crime to Judge Brian.”
State v. Dorton, 696 P.2d 1218 (Utah 1985). “, 1953, § 76-8-312. [2] Under the fifth and fourteenth amendments to the United States Constitution.”
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