criminal justice

A new law makes it easier for low-income Utahns in debt to the state to expunge their past crimes.
A new law stands to benefit over 8,000 Utahns each year, whose driver licenses will no longer be suspended for violating a drug law that has nothing to do with operating a vehicle.
This bill would repeal the death penalty.
This bill limits the amount of late fees that can be charged on infraction and misdemeanor fines.
The bill would establish that a defendant in a criminal case can ask the judge to provide the jury with an instruction about the jury's power to find a defendant not guilty when a guilty verdict would be manifestly unjust.
Utahns accused of a crime have the right to presumed innocence prior to trial, regardless of personal wealth.

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