Title 76 Chapter 10 Section 1222

Utah Criminal Code
Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals
Section 1222
Distribution of pornographic film -- Penalties for violations.

            

76-10-1222.   Distribution of pornographic film -- Penalties for violations.

            (1) Any person who knowingly or by criminal negligence distributes for exhibition within this state a film which is pornographic as that term is defined in the Utah criminal code shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor and shall, for each separate offense, be fined not less than $1,000 and imprisoned, without suspension of sentence in any way, for a term of not less than 60 days.

            (2) Any person convicted of a violation of this section who has been convicted before of a violation of this section, shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree and shall, for each separate offense, be fined not less than $5,000 and imprisoned, without suspension of sentence in any way, for a term of not less than six months.

            (3) Each copy of a pornographic film distributed for exhibition within this state in violation of this section shall constitute a separate offense.


Enacted by Chapter 93, 1977 General Session