Section 1222 - Distribution of pornographic film -- Penalties for violations.

UT Code § 76-10-1222 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) Any person who knowingly or by criminal negligence distributes for exhibition within this state a film which is pornographic as that term is defined in the Utah criminal code shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor and shall, for each separate offense, be fined not less than $1,000 and imprisoned, without suspension of sentence in any way, for a term of not less than 60 days.

(2) Any person convicted of a violation of this section who has been convicted before of a violation of this section, shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree and shall, for each separate offense, be fined not less than $5,000 and imprisoned, without suspension of sentence in any way, for a term of not less than six months.

(3) Each copy of a pornographic film distributed for exhibition within this state in violation of this section shall constitute a separate offense.