Utah - Self-Defense Law
UTAH
. . . And it shall be said among the wicked: Let us not go up to battle against Zion, for the inhabitants of Zion are terrible; wherefore we cannot stand.
– Doctrine & Covenants 45: 67 & 70.
For the most part, Utah’s lawmakers have refused to disarm or tie the hands of the innocent so that they cannot defend themselves…
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[ Defense of Self and Others ]
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UTAH CODE ANNOTATED § 76-2-402.
Force in defense of person — Forcible felony defined.
[ Non-Deadly Force ]
(1)(a) A person is justified in threatening or using force against another when… [ Put commentary like this in red brackets. ]
[ Deadly Force ]
(1)(b) A person is justified in using force intended or likely to cause death or serious bodily injury only if… [ Commentary goes here. ]