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Senate approves bill clarifying threats or assaults on child welfare workers are prosecutable
Summary
Senate Bill 68 clarifies that assaults or threats against child welfare workers — including threats carried out later — can be pursued under state statute; the Senate advanced the bill by third reading, 27-0 with two absent.
Senate Bill 68, a measure to clarify criminal remedies for threats and assaults against child welfare workers, advanced on the Utah Senate floor after lawmakers debated whether such protections constitute an enhancement for state actors.
Sponsor Senator Vickers said the bill updates statutory language to make clear that an assault or threat against a child welfare worker can be prosecuted even if the assault or threat occurs later, provided the actor knew the target was a child welfare worker. "Essentially, what we're doing is we're updating it to make sure that it's clear that the assault can…
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