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House approves criminal-code cleanup, GRAMA changes and agricultural nuisance protections

Utah House of Representatives · March 6, 2019
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Summary

Lawmakers passed a package of criminal-code updates, a measure to curb nuisance GRAMA requests and agricultural nuisance protections. Debate touched on decriminalization of fornication, definitions for counterfeit opioids, electronic-harassment language and concerns about prosecutability.

The House approved several bills addressing criminal-code updates, public-records procedures and agricultural nuisance law on March 5.

Representative Ray presented a package of criminal-code modifications (second substitute SB43) derived from a criminal-code revision task force. Sponsors said the changes reduce certain misdemeanor classifications (for example turning some offenses into infractions), add definitions for counterfeit opioids…

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