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House passes bill allowing some offenders to petition for registry removal after five years
Summary
The Utah House passed House Bill 13 on Feb. 6, 2012, allowing people convicted of certain less-serious offenses to petition a court for removal from the offender registry after five years if they meet specified conditions; the bill passed 70–0.
Representative Draxler, sponsor of House Bill 13, told the House the measure would create a judicial petition process that allows certain people placed on the offender registry to seek removal after five years if they meet strict conditions. “This bill allows a person who has been convicted of 1 of the 2 least egregious offenses that can place a person on the offender registry to petition the court for removal after 5 years,” he said, summarizing the amendment he offered on the floor.
The amendment Draxler described narrowed the pool of…
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