• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention

Escape

Social iconSocial iconSocial icon

    • About Us
    • What We Do
    • Resources
    • Training
    • Impact of Strangulation Crimes
    • Donate
    • News and Media
    • Shop
    • Contact Us

    • Survivor
      Resources
    • Resource
      Library
    • Upcoming
      Trainings
    • News and
      Media
    • Hope Hub

    Utah Strangulation Law

    UT. STAT. § 76-5-103. AGGRAVATED ASSAULT-PENALTIES

    (1) Aggravated assault is an actor’s conduct

    (a) That is:

    (i) An attempt, with unlawful force or violence, to do bodily injury to another;

    (ii) A threat, accompanied by a show of immediate force or violence, to do bodily injury to another or;

    (iii) An act, committed with unlawful force or violence, that causes bodily injury to another or creates a substantial risk of bodily injury to another; and

    (b) That includes the use of:

    (i) A dangerous weapons as defined Section 76-1-601;

    (ii) Any act that impedes the breathing or the circulation of blood of another person by the actor’s use of unlawful force or violence that is likely to produce a loss of consciousness by:

    (A) Applying pressure to the neck or throat of a person; or

    (B) Obstructing the nose, mouth, or airway of a person; or

    (iii) Other means or force likely to produce death or serious bodily

    (2) Any act under this section is punishable as a third degree felony, except that an act under this sectionis punishable as a second degree felony if:

    (a) The act results in serious bodily injury; or

    (b) An act under subsection (1)(b)(ii) produces a loss of consciousness.

    Primary Sidebar

    Want to Learn More?REQUEST A TRAINING
    Stay InformedJOIN OUR MAILING LIST

    Help Support TISPDonate Online »
    Keep Updated on TISPLatest News »

    Join Us Now & stay informed

    PROGRAMS OF ALLIANCE FOR HOPE

    Fjca Logo V2023

    Trainingiinstitute

    Cha Logo V12.28.18 2 150x150

    Ds Logo Afh Square No Tagline

    Voices

    Logo Footer 501 W. Broadway, Ste A #625, San Diego, CA 92101 (888) 511-3522
    © 2023 Strangulation Prevention. All Rights Reserved. Design by TinyFrog Technologies.