Utah Code § 53G-8-603

Criminal trespass upon school property -- Penalty
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(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Enter" means intrusion of the entire body upon school property.
(b) "Remain unlawfully" means that a person remains on property when the person is not
licensed or privileged to remain on the property.
(c)
(i) "School property" means a school.
(ii) "School property" does not mean LEA offices or any other property an LEA owns or controls
that is not a school.
(2) A person is guilty of criminal trespass upon school property if the person does the following:
(a) enters or remains unlawfully upon school property, and:
(i) intends to cause annoyance or injury to a person or damage to property on the school
property;
(ii) intends to commit a crime; or
(iii) is reckless as to whether the person's presence will cause fear for the safety of another; or
(b) enters or remains without authorization upon school property if notice against entry or
remaining has been given by:

(i) personal communication to the person by a school official or an individual with apparent
authority to act for a school official;
(ii) the posting of signs reasonably likely to come to the attention of trespassers;
(iii) fencing or other enclosure obviously designed to exclude trespassers; or
(iv) a current order of suspension or expulsion.
(3) Violation of this section is a class B misdemeanor.

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