Section 2002 - Burglary of a research facility -- Penalties.

UT Code § 76-10-2002 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) A person is guilty of burglary of a research facility if he enters or remains unlawfully in a research facility with the intent to: (a) obtain unauthorized control over any property, sample, specimen, record, data, test result, or proprietary information in the facility; (b) alter or eradicate any sample, specimen, record, data, test result, or proprietary information in the facility; (c) damage, deface, or destroy any property in the facility; (d) release from confinement or remove any animal or biological vector in the facility regardless of whether or not that animal or vector is dangerous; (e) commit an assault on any person; (f) commit any other felony; or (g) interfere with the personnel or operations of a research facility through any conduct that does not constitute an assault.

(a) obtain unauthorized control over any property, sample, specimen, record, data, test result, or proprietary information in the facility;

(b) alter or eradicate any sample, specimen, record, data, test result, or proprietary information in the facility;

(c) damage, deface, or destroy any property in the facility;

(d) release from confinement or remove any animal or biological vector in the facility regardless of whether or not that animal or vector is dangerous;

(e) commit an assault on any person;

(f) commit any other felony; or

(g) interfere with the personnel or operations of a research facility through any conduct that does not constitute an assault.

(2) A person who violates Subsection (1)(g) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. A person who violates any other provision in this section is guilty of a felony of the second degree.