Voluntary termination of efforts prior to offense.
Utah Code § 76-2-307
in effect76-2-307. Voluntary termination of efforts prior to offense.
It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution in which an actor's criminal responsibility arises from the actor's 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 the actor's 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 the actor's prior efforts of effectiveness in the commission.
Amended by Chapter 302, 2025 General Session
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter2/76-2-S307.html?v=C76-2-S307_2025050720250507Fetched: 10/26/2026
