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This bill proposes comprehensive amendments to Utah's Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry by moving the existing registry from Title 77 to a new Title 53, Chapter 29, and significantly restructuring the legal framework for offender registration. The bill creates detailed definitions for different types of offenders (sex offenders, kidnap offenders, and child abuse offenders), establishes more nuanced registration requirements, and provides clearer pathways for potential removal from the registry. Key provisions include defining registration periods (10 years or lifetime depending on the offense), creating a process for petitioning for removal from the registry that involves careful review by courts and considers factors like the offender's rehabilitation and risk to public safety, and establishing specific responsibilities for offenders, law enforcement, courts, and the Department of Public Safety. The bill also updates numerous cross-references in other sections of Utah law to reflect the registry's new location and revised definitions. Notably, the bill introduces more sophisticated criteria for determining who must register, including considerations of offenses committed in other jurisdictions, and provides more detailed guidelines for how registration information is maintained and disclosed. The changes aim to balance public safety concerns with opportunities for rehabilitation and reintegration for certain offenders.

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