Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 239 (2017GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Weiler, T.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/23/2017

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• clarifies that interfering with a peace officer applies to any person who interferes, not just the person being detained.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

INTERFERING WITH A PEACE OFFICER
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Todd Weiler
House Sponsor: 
 Adam Gardiner
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill makes clarifying changes to the interference with a peace officer statute.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ clarifies that interfering with a peace officer applies to any person who interferes,
not just the person being detained.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
76-8-305
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 274
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
76-8-305
 is amended to read:
76-8-305.
Interference with peace officer.
A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if [
he has knowledge
] 
the person knows
, or
by the exercise of reasonable care should have [
knowledge
] 
known
, that a peace officer is
seeking to effect a lawful arrest or detention of that person or another 
person
 and interferes
with the arrest or detention by:
(1) use of force or any weapon;
(2) [
the arrested person's refusal
] 
refusing
 to perform any act required by lawful order:
(a) necessary to effect the arrest or detention; and
(b) made by a peace officer involved in the arrest or detention; or
(3) [
the arrested person's or another person's refusal
] 
refusing
 to refrain from
performing any act that would impede the arrest or detention.
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