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Utah Senate advances identity-theft bill to third reading, broadening victim options and penalties
Summary
The Senate advanced SB 16, which lets identity-theft victims file in a single convenient jurisdiction, allows aggregation of losses for charging, and raises penalties so larger thefts become felonies; the measure passed to third reading 26–0 with three absent.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Senate on Jan. 27 advanced Senate Bill 16, an identity-theft package that sponsors said would simplify prosecutions and strengthen penalties for larger-scale fraud.
Senator Walker, sponsor of SB 16, told colleagues the bill lets victims affected across multiple jurisdictions choose a single convenient forum to file charges and allows prosecutors to add together…
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