UTAH CODE (Last Updated: January 16, 2015) |
Title 76. Utah Criminal Code |
Chapter 2. Principles of Criminal Responsibility |
Part 3. Defenses to Criminal Responsibility |
§ 76-2-307. Voluntary termination of efforts prior to offense.
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- It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution in which an actor's criminal responsibility arises from his own conduct or from being a party to an offense under Section 76-2-202 that prior to the commission of the offense, the actor voluntarily terminated his effort to promote or facilitate its commission and either:
(1) Gave timely warning to the proper law enforcement authorities or the intended victim; or (2) Wholly deprives his prior efforts of effectiveness in the commission.
Amended by Chapter 20, 1995 General Session