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Utah Senate passes package of juvenile-justice and gun measures, sending them to the House
Summary
The Utah Senate advanced multiple juvenile-justice and gun-related bills Oct. 12, 1993 — including SB2 (possession by a minor), substitute SB5 (sale of firearms to juveniles) and SB17 (vehicle forfeiture for drive-by shootings) — approving them under suspension and transmitting them to the House for further action.
The Utah State Senate on Oct. 12 moved quickly through a package of juvenile-justice and firearms measures, approving several bills under suspension of the rules and sending them back to the House for further action.
Senators approved Substitute Senate Bill 5, described by sponsor Senator Holmgren as a ‘‘simplified version’’ intended to clarify seller responsibility for firearms and to focus enforcement on the person who sells a weapon or the adult who turns a firearm over to a minor. Legal counsel told the chamber that under Title 76 (the state Uniform Criminal Code) use of an illegal means — for example, a false ID — by a buyer does not automatically excuse the seller, meaning sellers remain potentially liable in some cases.
Senate Bill 2, titled in the chamber as the penalty for possession of a firearm by a minor and carried by Senator Robert Steiner, was read for the third time after amendments that, among other things, added language on page 5 to recognize…
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