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Committee moves tougher penalties for out-of-state or unlawful child marriages
Summary
Lawmakers advanced HB 103 (first substitute), which introduces criminal penalties and out-of-state-transport prohibitions aimed at preventing adults and bad actors from exploiting minors through marriage; the measure passed the committee unanimously after stakeholder support.
The Senate committee unanimously recommended the first substitute of HB 103, which tightens legal protections against child marriages by (1) making it unlawful to solemnize a marriage with a minor in contravention of Utah law, (2) criminalizing transporting a minor out of state for an unlawful marriage, and (3) criminalizing traveling out of state to marry a minor…
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