UTAH CODE (Last Updated: January 16, 2015) |
Title 73. Water and Irrigation |
Chapter 2. State Engineer - Division of Water Rights |
§ 73-2-27. Criminal penalties.
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(1) This section applies to offenses committed under: (a) Section 73-1-14; (b) Section 73-1-15; (c) Section 73-2-20; (d) Subsection 73-3-3(9); (e) Section 73-3-26; (f) Section 73-3-29; (g) Section 73-5-9; (h) Section 76-10-201; (i) Section 76-10-202; and (j) Section 76-10-203. (2) Under circumstances not amounting to an offense with a greater penalty under Subsection 76-6-106(2)(b)(ii) or Section 76-6-404, violation of a provision listed in Subsection (1) is punishable: (b) as a class A misdemeanor if: (i) the value of the water diverted or property damaged or taken is $2,500 or greater; or (ii) the person violating the provision has previously been convicted of violating the same provision; or (c) as a class B misdemeanor if Subsection (2)(a) or (b) does not apply.
Enacted by Chapter 215, 2005 General Session