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Utah Code § 10-8-50

City boards and councils may punish listed public-order offenses and trespass, and they may not ban a woman from breast feeding where she otherwise may lawfully be.

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“City boards and councils may punish listed public-order offenses and trespass, and they may not ban a woman from breast feeding where she otherwise may lawfully be.”

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Subsection 10-8-50(1)(f)

using obscene or profane language in a place or under circumstances which could cause a breach of the peace or good order of the city;

Section 10-8-50(1)(f)

Subsection 10-8-50(2)

City boards and councils may set punishment for trespass and other petty offenses they consider proper.

Section 10-8-50(2)

Subsection 10-8-50(3)(b)

City boards and commissioners may not forbid a woman from breastfeeding in a place where she may otherwise lawfully be, even if the breast is uncovered.

Section 10-8-50(3)(b)

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§ 10-8-50Disturbing the peace -- Public intoxication -- Fighting -- Obscene language -- Disorderly conduct -- Lewd behavior -- Interference with officers -- Trespass.Provision

City boards and councils may punish listed public-order offenses and trespass, and they may not ban a woman from breast feeding where she otherwise may lawfully be.

Disturbing the peace -- Public intoxication -- Fighting -- Obscene language -- Disorderly conduct -- Lewd behavior -- Interference with officers -- Trespass. Boards of commissioners and city councils of cities may provide for the punishment of any person or persons for: disturbing the peace or good order of the city; disturbing the peace of any person or persons; disturbing any lawful assembly; public intoxication; challenging, encouraging, or engaging in fighting; using obscene or profane language in a place or under circumstances which could cause a breach of the peace or good order of the city; engaging in indecent or disorderly conduct; engaging in lewd or lascivious behavior or conduct in the city; and interfering with any city officer in the discharge of the officer's duty. Boards of commissioners and city councils of cities may provide for the punishment of trespass and such other petty offenses as the board of commissioners or city council may consider proper. A woman's breast feeding, including breast feeding in any location where she otherwise may rightfully be, does not under any circumstance constitute a lewd or indecent act, irrespective of whether or not the breast is covered during or incidental to feeding. Boards of commissioners and city councils of cities may not prohibit a woman's breast feeding in any location where she otherwise may rightfully be, irrespective of whether the breast is uncovered during or incidental to the breast feeding.
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§ 10-8-50(1)Subsection 10-8-50(1)Provision

City commissioners and city councils may authorize punishment for listed disruptive or offensive conduct.

Boards of commissioners and city councils of cities may provide for the punishment of any person or persons for: disturbing the peace or good order of the city; disturbing the peace of any person or persons; disturbing any lawful assembly; public intoxication; challenging, encouraging, or engaging in fighting; using obscene or profane language in a place or under circumstances which could cause a breach of the peace or good order of the city; engaging in indecent or disorderly conduct; engaging in lewd or lascivious behavior or conduct in the city; and interfering with any city officer in the discharge of the officer's duty.
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§ 10-8-50(1)(a)Subsection 10-8-50(1)(a)Provision

This provision refers to disturbing the peace or good order of the city.

disturbing the peace or good order of the city;
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§ 10-8-50(1)(b)Subsection 10-8-50(1)(b)Provision

disturbing the peace of any person or persons;

disturbing the peace of any person or persons;
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§ 10-8-50(1)(c)Subsection 10-8-50(1)(c)Provision

disturbing any lawful assembly;

disturbing any lawful assembly;
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§ 10-8-50(1)(d)Subsection 10-8-50(1)(d)Provision

public intoxication;

public intoxication;
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§ 10-8-50(1)(e)Subsection 10-8-50(1)(e)Provision

challenging, encouraging, or engaging in fighting;

challenging, encouraging, or engaging in fighting;
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§ 10-8-50(1)(f)Subsection 10-8-50(1)(f)Provision

using obscene or profane language in a place or under circumstances which could cause a breach of the peace or good order of the city;

using obscene or profane language in a place or under circumstances which could cause a breach of the peace or good order of the city;
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§ 10-8-50(1)(g)Subsection 10-8-50(1)(g)Provision

This provision refers to engaging in indecent or disorderly conduct.

engaging in indecent or disorderly conduct;
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§ 10-8-50(1)(h)Subsection 10-8-50(1)(h)Provision

engaging in lewd or lascivious behavior or conduct in the city; and

engaging in lewd or lascivious behavior or conduct in the city; and
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§ 10-8-50(1)(i)Subsection 10-8-50(1)(i)Provision

interfering with any city officer in the discharge of the officer's duty.

interfering with any city officer in the discharge of the officer's duty.
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§ 10-8-50(2)Subsection 10-8-50(2)Provision

City boards and councils may set punishment for trespass and other petty offenses they consider proper.

Boards of commissioners and city councils of cities may provide for the punishment of trespass and such other petty offenses as the board of commissioners or city council may consider proper.
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§ 10-8-50(3)Subsection 10-8-50(3)Provision

A woman's breastfeeding is not a lewd or indecent act, and city boards and councils may not prohibit breastfeeding where the woman may otherwise lawfully be.

A woman's breast feeding, including breast feeding in any location where she otherwise may rightfully be, does not under any circumstance constitute a lewd or indecent act, irrespective of whether or not the breast is covered during or incidental to feeding. Boards of commissioners and city councils of cities may not prohibit a woman's breast feeding in any location where she otherwise may rightfully be, irrespective of whether the breast is uncovered during or incidental to the breast feeding.
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§ 10-8-50(3)(a)Subsection 10-8-50(3)(a)Provision

A woman's breast feeding, including breast feeding in any location where she otherwise may rightfully be, does not under any circumstance constitute a lewd or indecent act, irrespective of whether or not the breast is covered during or

A woman's breast feeding, including breast feeding in any location where she otherwise may rightfully be, does not under any circumstance constitute a lewd or indecent act, irrespective of whether or not the breast is covered during or incidental to feeding.
Section 10-8-50(3)(a)Verify source
§ 10-8-50(3)(b)Subsection 10-8-50(3)(b)Provision

City boards and commissioners may not forbid a woman from breastfeeding in a place where she may otherwise lawfully be, even if the breast is uncovered.

Boards of commissioners and city councils of cities may not prohibit a woman's breast feeding in any location where she otherwise may rightfully be, irrespective of whether the breast is uncovered during or incidental to the breast feeding.
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