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This bill amends various Utah statutes to strengthen protections against human trafficking, exploitation, and smuggling. Key provisions include expanding the definition of "child trafficking" to include human trafficking for labor and commercial sexual exploitation, and creating new offenses for human trafficking of a child for commercial sexual exploitation and patronizing a child victim of human labor trafficking. It also clarifies and enhances penalties for existing offenses related to human trafficking and smuggling, including aggravated forms, and updates definitions to encompass commercial sexual acts and exploitation. Additionally, the bill modifies background check requirements for individuals with direct access to children or vulnerable adults, and revises provisions related to DNA specimen analysis for offenders, including minors, to include more offenses related to human trafficking and smuggling. The bill also makes technical amendments to various sections, including those concerning the registration of sex offenders, victim notification rights, and child welfare services, to align with the updated definitions and offenses.

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