The Official State of Utah Sex Offender Registry
76-5-405. Aggravated sexual assault.
(1) A person commits aggravated sexual assault if in the course of a rape or attempted rape, object rape or
attempted object rape, forcible sodomy or attempted forcible sodomy, or forcible sexual abuse or attempted
forcible sexual abuse the actor:
(a) causes bodily injury to the victim;
(b) uses or threatens the victim with use of a dangerous weapon as defined in Section 76-1-601;
(c) compels, or attempts to compel, the victim to submit to rape, object rape, forcible sodomy, or forcible
sexual abuse, by threat of kidnaping, death, or serious bodily injury to be inflicted imminently on any person;
or
(d) is aided or abetted by one or more persons.
(2) Aggravated sexual assault is a first degree felony punishable by imprisonment for an indeterminate term
of not less than 6, 10, or 15 years and which may be for life. Imprisonment is mandatory in accordance with
Section 76-3-406.
Amended by Chapter 289, 1997 General Session
