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Senate approves bill making assaults on public officials harder to prosecute as misdemeanors
Summary
The Utah Senate passed SB59 to broaden protections for public officials—making certain intentional assaults a third‑degree felony and extending coverage to local officials, school board members and judicial appointees; the measure passed 26–1 and will go to the House.
The Utah Senate on Jan. 23 passed Senate Bill 59, a measure that adds intent language and makes certain simple assaults against public officials a third‑degree felony and expands the class of protected persons to include local elected officials, school board members, judges prior to retention elections and individuals appointed to those positions. Senator Watson presented the bill, saying it “adds the…
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