Utah Code
Utah Code § 77-7-15 (2026)
Authority of peace officer to stop and question suspect -- Grounds
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A peace officer may stop any individual in a public place when the officer has a reasonable suspicion to believe the individual has committed or is in the act of committing or is attempting to commit a public offense and may demand the individual's name, address, date of birth, and an explanation of the individual's actions.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 52
cases, 1979–2020 · leading case: State v. Sery, 758 P.2d 935 (Utah Ct. App. 1988).
State v. Sery, 758 P.2d 935 (Utah Ct. App. 1988). “2d 607 (1975), and has been codified in this state in Utah Code Ann. § 77-7-15 (1982). [7] A temporary detention or seizure is "justifiable under the Fourth Amendment if there is articulable suspicion that a person has committed or is about to commit a crime.”
Oliver v. Woods, 209 F.3d 1179 (10th Cir. 2000). “§ 1983 suit against Officers James Woods and Dale Scow, Defendants-Appellants, alleging the officers stopped him without reasonable suspicion, in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution and Utah Code Ann. § 77-7-15 . The district court determined…”
Hiibel v. Sixth Jud. Dist. Court of Nev., Humboldt Cty., 542 U.S. 177 (2004). “Laws § 12-7-1 (2003); Utah Code Ann. § 77-7-15 (2003); Vt. Stat.”
Mglej v. Garfield Cnty., 974 F.3d 1151 (10th Cir. 2020). “The first of these three statutes, Utah Code § 77-7-15, is part of the Utah Code of Criminal Procedure and is entitled “Authority of Peace Officer to Stop and Question Suspect—Grounds.”
State v. Rowe, 806 P.2d 730 (Utah Ct. App. 1991). “1990) ( Utah Code Ann. § 77-7-15 codifies constitutional requirements for investigative stops).”
State v. Sims, 808 P.2d 141 (Utah Ct. App. 1991). “Utah Code Ann. § 77-7-15 (1990) allows a peace officer to "stop any person in a public place when he has a reasonable suspicion to believe he has committed or is in the act of committing or is attempting to commit a public offense and may demand his name, address and an…”
Am. Fork City v. Pena-Flores, 2002 UT 131 (Utah 2002). “[7] The broad language of the statute reaches not only First Amendment rights but other constitutional rights as well.”
State v. Kohl, 2000 UT 35 (Utah 2000). “Therefore, defendant argues that the stop violated his Fourth Amendment rights, as well as his rights under article I, section 14 of the Utah Constitution and Utah Code Ann. § 77-7-15 (1999). 3 We disagree.”
State v. Holmes, 774 P.2d 506 (Utah Ct. App. 1989). “This constitutionally mandated standard has been codified in Utah Code Ann. § 77-7-15 (1982): A peace officer may stop any person in a public place when he has reasonable suspicion to believe he has committed or is *508 in the act of committing or is attempting to commit a…”
State v. Sierra, 754 P.2d 972 (Utah Ct. App. 1988). “Utah Code Ann. § 77-7-15 (1982); Trujillo, 739 P.”
State v. Bruce, 779 P.2d 646 (Utah 1989). “Furthermore, the United States Supreme Court has clearly held that these standards for a " Terry stop" apply when the stop is made in reliance on a bulletin issued by other police officers, as in the present case. In Hensley , the Court held: We conclude that, if a flyer or…”
State v. Contrel, 886 P.2d 107 (Utah Ct. App. 1994). “The level two intrusion is codified in Utah Code Ann. § 77-7-15 (1990). Section 77-7-15 provides that “[a] peace officer may stop any person in a public place when he has a reasonable suspicion to believe he has committed or is in the act of committing or is attempting to commit…”
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