Utah Code 76-8-306.5. Obstructing service of a Board of Pardons and Parole warrant or a probationer order to show cause
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(1) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-8-101 apply to this section.
Terms Used In Utah Code 76-8-306.5
- Actor: means a person whose criminal responsibility is in issue in a criminal action. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
(2) An actor commits obstructing service of a Board of Pardons and Parole warrant or a probationer order to show cause if the actor:
(2)(a) knows that:
(2)(a)(i) the Board of Pardons and Parole has issued a warrant for a parolee; or
(2)(a)(ii) a court has issued an order to show cause regarding a defendant‘s violation of the terms of probation; and
(2)(b)
(2)(b)(i) harbors or conceals the parolee or probationer;
(2)(b)(ii) provides the parolee or probationer with transportation, disguise, or other means or assistance to avoid discovery; or
(2)(b)(iii) warns the parolee or probationer of the parolee’s or probationer’s impending discovery.
(3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a third degree felony.