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Senate passes offender-registry reforms and narrows registration triggers for some teen consensual cases
Summary
The Senate approved comprehensive offender-registry reforms (HB 298) that raise penalties for producers of child sexual-abuse material, shorten petition timelines for relief, and tighten registration requirements; a separate substitute (HB 75) carved out limited misdemeanor treatment for certain consensual teen relationships.
The Utah Senate on day 43 approved an extensive package of changes to offender-registry statutes and related criminal penalties and then passed a separate substitute limiting registry application in certain teen-consensual situations.
Senator Lyle Hilliard, presenting third substitute House Bill 298, said the measure elevates the penalty for producing original child sexual-abuse material to a first-degree felony while retaining serious penalties for those who possess or distribute such material. He described changes that will allow eligible persons to petition for removal from the registry after a…
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