Criminal Justice Reform
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H.B. 392 - Expungement Fee Amendments Suspends fees for petitions to expunge criminal convictions until June 30, 2023.
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S.B. 87 - Court Fee Waiver Amendments Requires courts to waive court fees, costs, and security for indigent Utahns.
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H.B. 102 - Contraception for Inmates Requires a jail to allow prisoners access to medically prescribed contraceptives.
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H.B. 158 - Juvenile Interrogation Amendments Specifies the rights of minors who are taken into custody for questioning about an offense.
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H.B. 220 - Pretrial Detention Amendments Repeals the bail reform passed by the Legislature in 2020.
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Provides unnecessary jail time and unjust court requirements for a person arrested for rioting.
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S.B. 138 - Violence, Disorder, and Looting Enforcement Protection Act Increases penalties for rioting and assaulting a police officer while decreasing criminal liable for motor vehicle operators who injure or kill an individual while leaving the scene of a riot.
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H.B. 262 - Juvenile Delinquency Amendments Prohibits prosecuting a child for an offense committed before they were 12 years old in adult court, with some exceptions.
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H.B. 324 - Conviction Integrity Units Allows prosecution agencies to create conviction integrity units to review convictions.
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H.B. 429 - Contraception for Inmates Requires a jail to provide an incarcerated person with the option of continuing medically prescribed contraception.
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Reduces the crime of bigamy from a third-degree felony to an infraction.
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H.B. 100 - Sexual Violence Protective Orders Creates a protective order and ex-parte protective order for sexual violence, which are included on the statewide warrant system.
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H.B. 212 - Expungement Changes Prohibits employer inquiry into an applicant’s expunged criminal history, except for law enforcement agencies and other sensitive public jobs.
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H.B. 318 - Inmate Restrictions Standards Amendments Requires the least restrictive restraints be used on a pregnant inmate and prohibits shackling during labor and delivery.
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H.B. 40 - Criminal Code Task Force Amendments Grants immunity for sex workers who work notify police of assault; repeals crimes of adultery and sodomy.
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H.B. 431 - Expungement Act Amendments Allows for automatic expungement of some criminal records after a certain time.
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S.B. 32 - Indigent Defense Amendments Ensures that all minors have a state-appointed attorney in court.
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