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Committee advances HB86 to align Utah firearm restrictions with federal competency findings
Summary
The committee passed HB86, which would treat a court finding of incompetence to stand trial or a not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity determination as a basis to restrict dangerous-weapon possession, aligning state practice with federal standards. Supporters cited public-safety benefits and consistent due process across felony and misdemeanor adjudications.
Representative Mouna presented House Bill 86, a public-safety bill that extends the state’s firearms‑possession restriction to anyone found incompetent to stand trial or not criminally responsible due to mental illness, whether the underlying charge is a…
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