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House passes bill criminalizing solicitation to recruit juveniles into gangs
Summary
The House approved Senate Bill 65 after a sponsor presentation and Q&A about enforceability and victim protections; sponsor said the bill creates a new crime to deter recruitment and gives victims a pathway to report, while opponents sought clarity on definitions and enforcement safeguards.
The Utah House passed Senate Bill 65, which the bill sponsor described as creating criminal penalties for soliciting or recruiting juveniles into criminal street gangs.
Representative Oda, the House sponsor, said the bill adds offenses for attempting to solicit, recruit, entice or intimidate someone under 18 to join or remain in a gang and that certain acts would be Class B misdemeanors with escalations for attempts to intimidate youngsters into actual criminal activity. He said the measure is intended to give victims the…
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