Statutes | Utah Code Ann. ยง 77-36-1.1 | 2025

(1) For purposes of this section, "qualifying domestic violence offense" means:

(a) a domestic violence offense in Utah or

(b) an offense in any other state, or in any district, possession, or territory of the United States, that would be a domestic violence offense under Utah law.

(2) A person who is convicted of a domestic violence offense is:

(a) guilty of a class B misdemeanor if:

(i) the domestic violence offense described in this Subsection (2) is designated by law as a class C misdemeanor and

(ii) 
(A) the domestic violence offense described in this Subsection (2) is committed within five years after the person is convicted of a qualifying domestic violence offense or

(B) the person is convicted of the domestic violence offense described in this Subsection (2) within five years after the person is convicted of a qualifying domestic violence offense

(b) guilty of a class A misdemeanor if:

(i) the domestic violence offense described in this Subsection (2) is designated by law as a class B misdemeanor and

(ii) 
(A) the domestic violence offense described in this Subsection (2) is committed within five years after the person is convicted of a qualifying domestic violence offense or

(B) the person is convicted of the domestic violence offense described in this Subsection (2) within five years after the person is convicted of a qualifying domestic violence offense or

(c) guilty of a felony of the third degree if:

(i) the domestic violence offense described in this Subsection (2) is designated by law as a class A misdemeanor and

(ii) 
(A) the domestic violence offense described in this Subsection (2) is committed within five years after the person is convicted of a qualifying domestic violence offense or

(B) the person is convicted of the domestic violence offense described in this Subsection (2) within five years after the person is convicted of a qualifying domestic violence offense.