Aggravated commercial obstruction.
Utah Code § 76-9-114
in effect76-9-114. Aggravated commercial obstruction.
(1)
(a) As used in this section:
(i) "Building" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-9-113.
(ii) "Business" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-9-113.
(iii) "Enter" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-9-113.
(b) Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section.
(2) An actor commits aggravated commercial obstruction if the actor:
(a) enters or remains unlawfully on the premises or in a building of any business;
(b) intends to interfere with the employees, customers, personnel, or operations of the business; and
(c) intends to:
(i) obtain unauthorized control over any merchandise, property, records, data, or proprietary information of the business;
(ii) alter, eradicate, or remove any merchandise, records, data, or proprietary information of the business;
(iii) damage, deface, or destroy any property on the premises of the business;
(iv) commit an assault on any person; or
(v) commit any other felony.
(3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a second degree felony.
(4) This section does not apply to:
(a) an action protected by the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. Sec. 151 et seq., or the Federal Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. Sec. 151 et seq; or
(b) an individual's exercise of the rights under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States or under Utah Constitution, Article I, Section 15.
Enacted by Chapter 173, 2025 General Session
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter9/76-9-S114.html?v=C76-9-S114_2025050720250507Fetched: 10/26/2026