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House unanimously approves reclassification of some adolescent sexual offenses
Utah House of Representatives · February 28, 2017
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Summary
The House passed third substitute HB123 to reclassify certain sexual conduct among adolescents by age gaps, add delayed-reporting provisions and reduce felony labeling; the bill passed 75–0 and will go to the Senate.
Representative Roberts, sponsor of HB123, told the House the bill reworks criminal penalties for sexual conduct among adolescents to differentiate culpability based on age differences and to avoid automatically charging youth with first-degree felonies for consensual, near-age conduct. The proposal…
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