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Senate approves tougher aggravated-assault penalties; fiscal implications debated
Summary
Senators adopted a substitute to Senate Bill 5 to raise penalties for aggravated assault, citing a legislative intent to align punishment with harm; the Senate passed the substitute bill and placed it on the third-reading calendar after discussion about a multi-year fiscal note.
The Utah Senate on Jan. 17 approved a substitute version of Senate Bill 5, which tightens penalties for aggravated assault and raises the statutory level for certain serious injuries.
Senator Delpha A. Baird, sponsor of the measure, told colleagues the substitute clarifies language without changing the bill’s substance and addresses what she called an inequity in the criminal code: under prior law, some severe physical harm carried…
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