Criminal Statutes of Limitations
Utah

This crime is a:

1. Felony; or
2. Misdemeanor if the offender is less than 4 years older than the minor victim at the time the sexual activity occurred or if the offender was younger than 21 at the time the sexual activity occurred.

The time limit depends on the type of crime:

1. Within 10 years from the time the victim reaches the age of 18 when it is a felony; or
2. Within 2 years after commission of the offense when it is a misdemeanor. 

1. Citation for the crime: Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-401.
2. Citation for the statute of limitations: Utah Code Ann. § 76-1-302, § 76-1-301.1.

1. The time limit is within 2 years after commission of the offense.
2. However, if at the time of the offense the actor is over 18, held a position of special trust as at teacher or volunteer at a school, and committed the offense against an individual who at the time of the offense was enrolled as a student where the actor was employed or volunteered, the time limit is 4 years.

1. Citation for the crime: Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-401.1.
2. Citation for the statute of limitations: Utah Code Ann. § 76-1-302, § 76-3-203.13.

This crime is a :

1. Felony unless the offender touches the anus, buttocks, or any part of the genitals of the minor, or touches the breast of a female minor, or otherwise takes indecent liberties with the minor, with the intent to cause substantial emotional or bodily pain or with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desires of the actor, in which case the crime is a misdemeanor. However, even when designated as a misdemeanor, this conduct is classified as a felony if at the time of the offense the actor is over 18, held a position of special trust as at teacher or volunteer at a school, and committed the offense against an individual who at the time of the offense was enrolled as a student where the actor was employed or volunteered. 

The time limit depends on the type of crime:

1. Within 4 years after commission of the offense when it is a felony; or
2. Within 2 years after commission of the offense when it is a misdemeanor.

1. Citation for the crime: Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-401.2.
2. Citation for the statute of limitations: Utah Code Ann. § 76-1-302, § 76-1-301.1, § 76-3-203.13.

1. Within 4 years after commission of the offense when it is a felony; or
2. Within 2 years after commission of the offense when it is a misdemeanor.

1. Citation for the crime: Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-401.3.
2. Citation for the statute of limitations: Utah Code Ann. § 76-1-302

1. There is no time limit for this crime.

1. Citation for the crime: Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-402.
2. Citation for the statute of limitations: Utah Code Ann. § 76-1-301

1. There is no time limit for this crime.

1. Citation for the crime: Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-402.1.
2. Citation for the statute of limitations: Utah Code Ann. § 76-1-301.

1. There is no time limit for this crime.

1. Citation for the crime: Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-402.2.
2. Citation for the statute of limitations: Utah Code Ann. § 76-1-301.

1. There is no limit for this crime.

1. Citation for the crime: Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-402.3.
2. Citation for the statute of limitations: Utah Code Ann. § 76-1-301.

1. There is no time limit for this crime.

1. Citation for the crime: Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-403.
2. Citation for the statute of limitations: Utah Code Ann. § 76-1-301.

1. There is no time limit for this crime.

1. Citation for the crime: Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-403.1.
2. Citation for the statute of limitations: Utah Code Ann. § 76-1-301.

1. The time limit is within 8 years after the commission of the offense, provided that the offense was reported to a law enforcement agency within 4 years after the commission of the offense, otherwise the time limit is 4 years.

1. Citation for the crime: Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-404.
2. Citation for the statute of limitations: Utah Code Ann. § 76-1-302.

1. There is no time limit for this crime.

1. Citation for the crime: Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-404.1.
2. Citation for the statute of limitations: Utah Code Ann. § 76-1-301.

1. There is no time limit for this crime.

1. Citation for the crime: Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-405.
2. Citation for the statute of limitations: Utah Code Ann. § 76-1-301.

1. The time limit is within 4 years after the commission of the offense.

1. Citation for the crime: Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-412.
2. Citation for the statute of limitations: Utah Code Ann. § 76-1-302.

1. The time limit is within 2 years after the commission of the offense, unless the victim is under 18, in which case the time limit is still 4 years.

1. Citation for the crime: Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-412.2.
2. Citation for the statute of limitations: Utah Code Ann. § 76-1-302.

1. The time limit is within 4 years after the commission of the offense. 

1. Citation for the crime: Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-413.
2. Citation for the statute of limitations: Utah Code Ann. § 76-1-302.

1. The time limit is within 8 years after the offense is committed, provided that the offense was reported to a law enforcement agency within 4 years after commission of the offense; otherwise, the time limit is 4 years.

1. Citation for the crime: Utah Code Ann. § 76-7-102.
2. Citation for the statute of limitations: Utah Code Ann. § 76-1-302.

• Utah Code Ann. § 76-1-302 - Time limitations for prosecution of offenses:
• For the following offenses, prosecution may be commenced at any time if the identity of the person who committed the offense is unknown but DNA evidence is collected that would identify the person at a later date:
• Rape (§ 76-5-402)
• Rape of a child (§ 76-5-402.1)
• Object rape (§ 76-5-402.2)
• Object rape of a child (§ 76-5-402.3)
• Forcible sodomy (§ 76-5-403)
• Sodomy on a child (§ 76-5-403.1)
• Forcible sexual abuse (§ 76-5-404)
• Aggravated sexual abuse of a child and sexual abuse of a child (§ 76-5-404.1)
• Aggravated sexual assault (§ 76-5-405)
• Sexual exploitation of a minor (§ 76-5b-201)
• Sexual exploitation of a vulnerable adult (§ 76-5b-201)
• (2) (b) The above provision does not apply if the statute of limitations on an offense has run as of May 5, 2003, and no charges have been filed;
• (3) If the statute of limitations would have run but for the provisions of Subsection (2) and identification of a perpetrator is made through DNA, a prosecution shall be commenced within four years of the confirmation of the identity of the perpetrator.

• Utah Code Ann. § 76-1-304 - Defendant out of state
• (1) The period of limitation does not run against any defendant during any period of time in which the defendant is out of the state following the commission of an offense.
• (2) If the defendant has entered into a plea agreement with the prosecution and later successfully moves to invalidate his conviction, the period of limitation is suspended from the time of the entry of the plea pursuant to the plea agreement until the time at which the conviction is determined to be invalid, and that determination becomes final.
•  (4) When the period of limitation is suspended pursuant to Subsection (2), the suspension includes any charges to which the defendant pleaded guilty pursuant to a plea agreement, charges which were dismissed as a result of a plea agreement, as well as any known charges which were not barred at the time of entry of the plea.
• (5) Notwithstanding any other limitation, a prosecution may be commenced for charges described in Subsection (4) within one year after a plea entered pursuant to a plea agreement has been determined to be invalid, and that determination becomes final.
• Utah Code Ann. § 76-1-305 – Lesser included offense for which period of limitations has run
• Whenever a defendant is charged with an offense for which the period of limitations has not run and the defendant should be found guilty of a lesser offense for which the period of limitations has run, the finding of the lesser included offense against which the statute of limitations has run shall not be a bar to punishment for the lesser offense.