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House passes bill criminalizing certain registered offenders’ contact with children under 14
Summary
The House passed HB29 to make it a Class A misdemeanor for registered offenders (whose registry entry is for conduct with a child under 14) to solicit or accompany such children without parental permission; the measure extends registration by five years on conviction and passed 73–0.
The Utah House approved HB29 on Feb. 10, a bill aimed at restricting certain registered offenders from contacting children younger than 14 without parental permission.
Representative Richard Greenwood, sponsor of HB29, told colleagues the bill targets registered offenders whose listing is based on conduct with a child under age 14. Greenwood said the…
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