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Utah Code § 26B-5-321

Abduction of patient -- Penalty

Utah · Utah Code Title 26B — Utah Health and Human Services Code · Status: effective

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Utah Code § 26B-5-321, Abduction of patient -- Penalty, Utah, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2332419
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Any person who abducts a patient who is in the custody of a local mental health authority, or induces any patient to elope or escape from that custody, or attempts to do so, or aids or assists therein, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor, in addition to liability for damages, or subject to other criminal charges.