Utah Code 77-36-1.2. Acceptance of a plea of guilty or no contest to domestic violence

(1) Before agreeing to a plea of guilty or no contest, the prosecutor shall examine the criminal history of the perpetrator.

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domestic violence offense: includes the commission of or attempt to commit, any of the following offenses by one cohabitant against another:
          (4)(b)(i) aggravated assault under Section 76-5-103;
          (4)(b)(ii) aggravated cruelty to an animal under Subsection 76-9-301(4), with the intent to harass or threaten the other cohabitant;
          (4)(b)(iii) assault under Section 76-5-102;
          (4)(b)(iv) criminal homicide under Section 76-5-201;
          (4)(b)(v) harassment under Section 76-5-106;
          (4)(b)(vi) electronic communication harassment under Section 76-9-201;
          (4)(b)(vii) kidnapping, child kidnapping, or aggravated kidnapping under Sections 76-5-301, Utah Code 77-36-1
Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
Writing: includes :
     (48)(a) printing;
     (48)(b) handwriting; and
     (48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

(2) An entry of a plea of guilty or no contest to a domestic violence offense is invalid unless the prosecutor agrees to the plea:

(2)(a) in open court;

(2)(b) in writing; or

(2)(c) by another means of communication that the court finds adequate to record the prosecutor’s agreement.

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