UT: Proposed bill would shorten time on Utah’s registry for some sex offenders

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Source: ksltv.com 1/24/25

SALT LAKE CITY – A Republican senator is proposing changes to Utah’s Sex, Kidnap and Child Abuse Offender registry.

Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross, filed SB155 Wednesday evening, which would shorten the time some sex offenders are required to spend on the registry.

Weiler said he expects pushback, as he’s learned from experience that making changes to Utah’s sex offender registry is no easy task.

“This is like my third or fourth attempt at the sex offender database,” he said, “only because I keep on getting contacted by these families saying, ‘We feel like this has become a lifelong sentence and we don’t think it’s fair.’”

People on Utah’s registry typically fall into two groups: They’re either required to register for 10 years or required to register for life.

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WTF is going on with Republican lawmakers? This guy says he’s been inundated with requests from families asking for action. You mean talking to your rep. actually works?

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Seems like the pendulum might be swinging back in our direction, if just a bit here and there. It’s very heartwarming that a politician is taking a proactive approach.

I finding it fascinating that UT sorts people out into either a ten year registry requirement or life. Nothing in between.

Regarding “requests from families,” it sounds to me that many parents — who likely demanded online registries — are discovering that they, too are at least emotionally victimized when one of their own is publicly shamed. .

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  • Polygamy was a significant social and political issue in the United States in the 1800s.
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) taught plural marriage, but abandoned the practice in 1890.
  • However, some breakaway Mormon fundamentalist groups still practice plural marriage.
  • In 2020, Utah passed Senate Bill 102, which reduced the penalty for polygamy. 
  • The new law made polygamy an infraction, which is a low-level offense that’s usually a fine. 
  • The fine for polygamy in Utah can be up to $750, and other punishments include compensatory service, forfeiture, or disqualification. 
  • Polygamy is illegal in all states in the United States. 

do we think the laws are conflicting with each other

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