Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 76 > Chapter 9 > Part 9 - Prohibition of Gang Activity

• Act: means a voluntary bodily movement and includes speech. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Conduct: means an act or omission. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
• County legislative body: means :
       (8)(a) the county commission, in the county commission or expanded county commission form of government established under Title 17, Chapter 52a, Changing Forms of County Government;
       (8)(b) the county council, in the county executive-council optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-203; and
       (8)(c) the county council, in the council-manager optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-204. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Criminal street gang: means an organization, association in fact, or group of three or more persons, whether operated formally or informally:
       (1)(a) that is currently in operation;
       (1)(b) that has as one of its substantial activities the commission of one or more predicate gang crimes;
       (1)(c) that has, as a group, an identifying name or an identifying sign or symbol, or both; and
       (1)(d) whose members, acting individually or in concert with other members, engage in or have engaged in a pattern of criminal gang activity. See Utah Code 76-9-902
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Gang loitering: means a person remains in one place under circumstances that would cause a reasonable person to believe that the purpose or effect of that behavior is to enable or facilitate a criminal street gang to:
       (2)(a) establish control over one or more identifiable areas;
       (2)(b) intimidate others from entering those areas; or
       (2)(c) conceal illegal activities. See Utah Code 76-9-902
• Highway: includes :
       (15)(a) a public bridge;
       (15)(b) a county way;
       (15)(c) a county road;
       (15)(d) a common road; and
       (15)(e) a state road. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Offense: means a violation of any penal statute of this state. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
• Pattern of criminal gang activity: means committing, attempting to commit, conspiring to commit, or soliciting the commission of two or more predicate gang crimes within five years, if the predicate gang crimes are committed:
       (3)(a)

            (3)(a)(i) by two or more persons; or

            (3)(a)(ii) by an individual at the direction of or in association with a criminal street gang; and
       (3)(b) with the specific intent to promote, further, or assist in any criminal conduct by members of a criminal street gang. See Utah Code 76-9-902
• Person: means an individual, public or private corporation, government, partnership, or unincorporated association. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Public place: includes the lobbies, hallways, elevators, restaurants and other dining areas, and restrooms of any of the locations or structures under Subsection (5)(a). See Utah Code 76-9-902
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5