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Senate adopts third-substitute House Bill 8 limiting certain civil suits tied to criminal conduct
Summary
The Utah Senate voted to adopt a third substitute to House Bill 8, narrowing when people injured while committing crimes may sue property owners; sponsors said the change prevents plaintiffs who committed felonies from bringing suit and raises proof standards for some misdemeanors. The bill goes to the House.
The Utah State Senate on Feb. 23 adopted the conference committee report and gave final passage to third substitute House Bill 8, a measure that narrows civil liability for property owners when the injured party entered with criminal intent.
Senator Lyle Hilliard, who served on the conference committee, said the substitute replaces the prior text and limits cases in which a person who wrongfully entered property can…
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