is there a death penalty in utah

Yes, Utah has the death penalty. Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the state, with aggravated murder being the only crime subject to the death penalty under Utah law. The primary method of execution is lethal injection, but firing squad is also a legal method, used either by inmate choice before 2004 or if lethal injection drugs are unavailable. Executions are carried out in the Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City. As of 2025, Utah still has inmates on death row and actively enforces capital punishment laws.