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Defense to action by person detained.

Utah Code § 76-6-604
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76-6-604. Defense to action by person detained. In any action for false arrest, false imprisonment, unlawful detention, defamation of character, assault, trespass, or invasion of civil rights brought by any person detained by the merchant, it shall be a defense to such action that the merchant detaining such person had probable cause to believe that the person had committed retail theft and that the merchant acted reasonably under all circumstances. Enacted by Chapter 78, 1979 General Session
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter6/76-6-S604.html?v=C76-6-S604_1800010118000101Fetched: 10/26/2026

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