76-8-418. Damaging a jail or other place of confinement.
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Effective 5/1/2024
76-8-418. Damaging a jail or other place of confinement.
(a)As used in this section:
(i)"Child" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102 .
(ii)"Detention facility" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102 .
(iii)"Secure care facility" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102 .
(iv)"Shelter facility" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102 .
(b)Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-8-101 apply to this section.
(2)An actor commits damaging a jail or other place of confinement if the actor willfully and intentionally breaks down, pulls down, destroys, floods, or otherwise damages a public jail or other place of confinement, including a detention facility, a shelter facility, or a secure care facility.
(3)A violation of Subsection
(2)is a third degree felony.
(4)This section is applicable to a child who willfully and intentionally commits an offense against a public jail, a detention facility, a shelter facility, or a secure care facility.
Amended by Chapter 96 , 2024 General Session