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Committee clears child‑abuse definition amendments for the floor
Summary
Lawmakers voted to send HB346, which clarifies who qualifies as a person 'in a position of special trust' in Utah's child‑abuse statute, to the floor with a favorable recommendation and placement on the consent calendar after prosecutor and victim‑services testimony.
Representative Cutler introduced HB346, a measure to clarify terms used in Utah’s statutes on abuse of a child, telling the Law Enforcement Committee the bill would resolve ambiguities identified in the appellate case State v. Francis. “There were certain words that were not defined well in our Utah state code including uncle and cohabitant of a parent,” the sponsor said, describing the…
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