Statute of Limitations for Class A / 1st Degree Felony in Utah

Overview

In Utah, a Class A / 1st Degree felony generally faces a 4-year statute of limitations (SOL) for bringing a criminal case. That SOL is governed by Utah Code § 76-1-302, which sets the time limits for prosecutions based on the severity of the offense.

DocketMath’s statute-of-limitations tool helps you calculate key deadlines using Utah’s SOL rules. You can use it to estimate the latest date by which the State must initiate prosecution under the applicable limitations period—then cross-check that estimate against case-specific facts and procedural events.

Limitation period

Baseline SOL for Class A / 1st Degree felony in Utah

For Utah’s Class A / 1st Degree felony, the SOL period is 4 years under Utah Code § 76-1-302.

In practical terms, that typically means:

• If the alleged offense occurred on Day 0, the State usually has 4 years from that date to commence the prosecution, unless an exception/tolling provision changes the timeline.

How DocketMath changes the output

When you use DocketMath (Tool name: DocketMath), the result depends on the inputs you select—especially the offense date and whether you indicate an exception scenario.

Common inputs you’ll see in a statute-of-limitations workflow include:

• Jurisdiction (here: US-UT)
• Offense classification (select Class A / 1st Degree felony)
• Offense date
• Optional toggles for exceptions (if the tool supports them)

Below is a quick view of how the “deadline date” shifts as you adjust inputs:

Checklist for using the tool effectively:

Key exceptions

Utah’s statute framework includes exceptions that can affect the basic 4-year timeline. In the source materials used for DocketMath’s Utah configuration, one explicit exception category is noted:

• Exception P4: referenced under Utah Code § 76-1-302 as an applicable exception condition

What to do with an exception label (without guessing)

Because exceptions often depend on specific facts (e.g., circumstances surrounding discovery, investigation, identity, or other statutory triggers), you should treat “exception P4” as a fact-driven branch, not a default setting.

Practical steps:

Statute citation

For Utah, the controlling statute referenced for the SOL period and exceptions is:

• Utah Code § 76-1-302 — 4 years — exception P4

The Utah Courts also publish an overview of statute limitation principles, including the structure of Utah’s limitations framework.

Source for the SOL overview:

• https://www.utcourts.gov/en/legal-help/legal-help/procedures/statute-limitation.html

Use the calculator

Use DocketMath to compute the estimated expiration date of the SOL period for a US-UT Class A / 1st Degree felony under Utah Code § 76-1-302.

Primary CTA: **/tools/statute-of-limitations

Inputs to provide

In DocketMath’s statute-of-limitations tool, plan to provide:

• Jurisdiction: US-UT
• Offense type: Class A / 1st Degree felony
• Offense date: the date the alleged offense occurred

If your scenario may involve an exception, look for any exception selector such as P4 (as referenced for § 76-1-302 in the Utah configuration).

Understanding the output

Typically, the tool returns:

• Computed SOL expiration date (based on 4-year baseline, adjusted if an exception is selected)
• A summary of what inputs were used

A quick “sanity check” method:

How to act on the result (without legal advice)

Once you have the calculated expiration date:

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