›› Utah: Alcohol-Related Laws

• (Total Laws: 30 of 39)
  .08 Per Se, Automatic License Revocation, Sobriety Checkpoints, Felony DUI, Dram Shop, Fake ID, Graduated Drivers Licensing, .15 High BAC, Hospital BAC Reporting, Social Host, Happy Hour, Ignition Interlock, Penalties for Test Refusal Greater than Test Failure, Illegal Per Se, Mandatory Jail 2nd Offense, Mandatory Alcohol Assessment/Treatment, Mandatory Alcohol Education, Mandatory BAC Testing for Offenders who are Killed, Mandatory BAC Testing for DUI Offenders who Survive, Open Container Law that is TEA-21 Compliant, TEA-21 Compliant for Repeat Offenders, Vehicular Homicide, Vehicle Impound, Victim Rights Constitutional Amendment, Youth Attempt at Purchase, Youth Consumption of Alcohol, Child Endangerment, Youth Purchase, Selling Alcohol to Youth, Zero Tolerance,

• Marijuana Laws *
  

  Incarceration Fine Possession Less than 1 oz misdemeanor 6 months $1,000 1 oz to 1 lb misdemeanor 1 year $2,500 1 to 100 lbs felony 5 years $5,000 More than 100 lbs felony 1 - 15 years $10,000 Sale Any amount felony 5 years $5,000 In the presence of a minor or within 1,000 feet of a school or other specified areas felony increased penalty increased penalty Miscellaneous (paraphernalia, license suspensions, drug tax stamps, etc...) Paraphernalia possession misdemeanor 6 months $1,000 Paraphernalia sale misdemeanor 1 year $2,500 Paraphernalia sale to a minor felony 5 years $5,000 Details Any conviction results in 6 month drivers license suspension. Possession of less than one ounce of marijuana is punishable by up to six months in jail and a fine up to $1,000. For possession of one ounce or more the penalty increases to up to one year in jail and a fine up to $2,500. Amounts of one pound or more carry a penalty of up to five years in prison and a fine up to $5,000. Possession of greater than 100 pounds is punishable by 1 - 15 years in prison and a fine up to $10,000. The penalty for sale or delivery of marijuana is up to five years in prison and a fine up to $5,000. Sale in the presence of a minor or sale within 1,000 feet of a school, public park, amusement park, recreation center, church, synagogue, shopping mall, sports facility, theater or public parking lot increases the level of the offense to the next highest degree. Possession of paraphernalia is punishable by up to six months in jail and a fine up to $1,000. The penalty for sale of paraphernalia is up to one year in jail and a fine up to $2,500, unless the sale was to a minor, in which case the penalty increases to up to five years in prison and a fine up to $5,000. Drugged driving: This state has a zero tolerance per se drugged driving law enacted. In their strictest form, these laws forbid drivers from operating a motor vehicle if they have any detectable level of an illicit drug or drug metabolite (i.e., compounds produced from chemical changes of a drug in the body, but not necessarily psychoactive themselves) present in their bodily fluids. Marijuana tax stamps: This state has a marijuana tax stamp law enacted. This law mandates that those who possess marijuana are legally required to purchase and affix state-issued stamps onto his or her contraband. Failure to do so may result in a fine and/or criminal sanction.   * Data provided by NORML