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Judiciary committee unanimously backs amendment clarifying Utah registry obligations for out-of-state offenders
Summary
The House Judiciary Committee unanimously adopted and recommended a substitute to HB 123 that clarifies that people who move to Utah must comply with Utah’s offender-registry requirements even if their prior state did not require registration; supporters said it remedies judicial misinterpretation, while opponents questioned the scale of the problem.
Representative Acton presented a first substitute and an amendment to House Bill 123 aimed at clarifying how Utah’s offender-registry rules apply to people who move to the state from jurisdictions with different registry rules. She told the committee the change is intended to remove ambiguity in judicial interpretation and to strengthen public safety.
The bill does not create a new program or fiscal…
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