Utah Code § 76-5-418

Sexual battery
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(1) Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section. (2) An actor commits sexual battery if, under circumstances not amounting to an offense described in Subsection (4) : (a) the actor intentionally touches, whether or not through clothing: (i) the anus, buttocks, or any part of the genitals of another individual; or (ii) the breast of a female individual; and (b) the actor's conduct is under circumstances that the actor knows or should know will likely cause affront or alarm to the individual touched. (3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a class A misdemeanor. (4) The offenses referred to in Subsection (2) are: (a) rape under Section 76-5-402 ; (b) rape of a child under Section 76-5-402.1 ; (c) object rape under Section 76-5-402.2 ; (d) object rape of a child under Section 76-5-402.3 ; (e) forcible sodomy under Section 76-5-403 ; (f) sodomy on a child under Section 76-5-403.1 ; (g) forcible sexual abuse under Section 76-5-404 ; (h) sexual abuse of a child under Section 76-5-404.1 ; (i) aggravated sexual abuse of a child under Section 76-5-404.3 ; (j) aggravated sexual assault under Section 76-5-405 ; and (k) an attempt to commit an offense under this Subsection (4) .

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