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Senate passes bill reclassifying some bigamy cases as infractions, preserves felony penalties for related crimes
Summary
Senators approved first substitute SB 102 to reclassify consensual polygamy among consenting adults from felony to infraction while retaining enhanced penalties when accompanying crimes are committed; sponsor said the bill 'does not legalize polygamy.'
The Utah Senate voted to pass first substitute Senate Bill 102 on Feb. 18, 2020, changing criminal classifications related to bigamy while increasing penalties where additional crimes are present.
Sponsor Senator Henderson told colleagues the measure ‘‘reclassifies the crime of bigamy from a felony to an infraction’’ for consensual adults, but preserves felony penalties when fraud,…
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