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Utah Code § 77-7-16 (2026)

Authority of peace officer to frisk suspect for dangerous weapon -- Grounds

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A peace officer who has stopped a person temporarily for questioning may frisk the person for a dangerous weapon if the peace officer reasonably believes the peace officer or any other person is in danger.

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Cited in 6 cases, 1986–2009 · leading case: State v. White, 856 P.2d 656 (Utah Ct. App. 1993).
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State v. White, 856 P.2d 656 (Utah Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 4× “2d 257, 259 (1989), a report of domestic violence would automatically place a frisk of the suspect within the ambit of Utah’s frisk statute, Utah Code Ann. § 77-7-16 . However, the facts of the Greene case are distinguishable from the circumstances of this case.”
State v. Lafond, 2003 UT App 101, 68 P.3d 1043. · cites it 2× “The Terry holding has been codified in Utah Code Ann. § 77-7-16 (1999), which states: "A peace officer who has stopped a person temporarily for questioning may frisk the person for a dangerous weapon if he reasonably believes he or any other person is in danger.”
State v. Ayala, 762 P.2d 1107 (Utah Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 2× “2d 917 (1968); see also Utah Code Ann. § 77-7-16 (1982). The standard is whether a reasonably prudent man under the circumstances would believe that his safety or that of others was in jeopardy.”
State v. Rochell, 850 P.2d 480 (Utah Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “The court made the following findings regarding the objective facts relied upon by Maycock to frisk Rochell: That Rochell had been speeding, he had been drinking and driving, his companion had also been drinking, Rochell had been driving with an open container of alcohol in the…”
State v. Roybal, 716 P.2d 291 (Utah 1986). “Deputy Mitchell then grasped defendant by the left arm and patted him down around the belt line.”
State v. Wilkinson, 2009 UT App 202, 216 P.3d 973. · cites it 2× “A "teener” can be divided into seven "quarters”; each quarter equals 1/4 gram or 0.”
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