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Senator Davis pushes substitute bill to criminalize identity theft; colleagues ask for drafting and proportionality checks
Summary
Senator Davis presented substitute SB 75 to escalate identity-fraud offenses toward felony penalties; senators questioned proportionality, drafting linkage to existing graduated penalties and sought clarification, and the bill was circled for further work.
Senator Davis introduced substitute Senate Bill 75 to strengthen criminal penalties for identity fraud and to grant specific authorities to the consumer-protection entity. The sponsor cited a case of a Utah resident left with $27,000 in fraudulent charges after a Social Security/driver's-license misuse, arguing identity theft is economically and personally damaging and warrants stiffer penalties. The bill would move certain identity-theft acts out of misdemeanor classifications into a graduated set of felonies tied…
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