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Committee backs HB103 to criminalize transporting Utah minors for unlawful out-of-state marriages
Utah House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee · January 23, 2026
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Summary
HB103 creates new offenses for adults who marry or transport Utah minors for unlawful marriages and extends the statute of limitations so victims can seek redress up to age 33; the Department of Public Safety and the attorney general supported the bill and the committee gave it a favorable recommendation.
Representative Ballard presented HB103 to the committee, explaining three new offenses: unlawfully marrying a minor (actor 18+), transporting a Utah minor out of state to be married in violation of Utah law, and traveling out of state to marry a Utah minor.…
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