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Committee advances corrections bill tightening records rules, expanding tablet use and execution options
Summary
Sen. Mike Owens told the Government Operations Committee on Feb. 14 that Senate Bill 74 makes technical and operational changes at the Department of Corrections; the committee voted unanimously to advance the bill with a favorable recommendation.
Sen. Mike Owens, sponsor of Senate Bill 74, told the Government Operations Committee on Feb. 14 that the measure makes five technical and operational changes at the Utah Department of Corrections (DOC), and the committee voted unanimously to advance the bill out of committee with a favorable recommendation.
The bill clarifies that courts may be prohibited from granting petitions to change an individual's name or gender marker on a birth certificate when the petitioner is an offender and the court finds criminal intent tied to the record, and it extends that prohibition to people on probation or parole. It also grants DOC limited authority to conduct criminal…
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