76-10-2002 - Burglary of a research facility -- Penalties.
76-10-2002. Burglary of a research facility -- Penalties.
(1) A person is guilty of burglary of a research facility if he enters or remains unlawfullyin a research facility with the intent to:
(a) obtain unauthorized control over any property, sample, specimen, record, data, testresult, or proprietary information in the facility;
(b) alter or eradicate any sample, specimen, record, data, test result, or proprietaryinformation 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 facilityregardless 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 conductthat does not constitute an assault.
(2) A person who violates Subsection (1)(g) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. Aperson who violates any other provision in this section is guilty of a felony of the second degree.
Enacted by Chapter 179, 1989 General Session