What Utah’s September 2026 Nelson Ruling Means for Failure-to-Stop Charges

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Possession of Drug Paraphernalia Utah Code Charges and the Nelson Ruling on Failure to Stop Key Takeaways: The Utah Supreme Court’s 2026 decision in State v. Nelson, 2026 UT 33, puts new attention on Utah’s failure-to-stop statute for people who face added charges after a drug encounter. It does not automatically get any pending charge […]