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Senate passes bill tightening human-trafficking language while preserving penalties
Summary
After extended floor debate, the Utah Senate on third reading approved Senate Bill 30 to clarify mens rea standards in trafficking statutes, keeping heavy penalties for knowing offenses while creating scaled penalties for reckless conduct and adding offenses tied to patronizing demand.
The Utah Senate approved Senate Bill 30 on third reading after floor debate aimed at clarifying criminal intent standards in human-trafficking law.
Senator Musselman, the bill sponsor, told the Senate the measure separates 'knowingly' from a lower reckless standard so prosecutors can pursue clear, specific conduct while maintaining "the same penalties that we've always had" for…
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