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Senate approves registration, bonding for personal‑introduction (dating) services after regulators cite rising complaints
Summary
Lawmakers passed House Bill 385 to require registration and bonding for personal‑introduction/dating services, citing a rise in consumer complaints and losses. Sponsor said complaints rose from one in 1994 to 86 in 1997 and that the Division had received 24 complaints in 1998 tied to one company; the bill passed 26–2 with one absent.
The Utah Senate on March 3 passed House Bill 385, establishing registration and bonding requirements for businesses that offer personal‑introduction or matchmaking services.
Senator Bueller, presenting the bill, told the chamber the measure is modeled on earlier health‑spa registration statutes intended to protect consumers when…
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