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This bill amends provisions related to the Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry, primarily by adjusting the duration of registration requirements for certain offenses and clarifying how out-of-state convictions are handled. Specifically, it modifies the existing law to refine the conditions under which an offender must register for 10 years or for a lifetime, detailing various felony and misdemeanor violations that fall into these categories, including offenses related to child abuse, kidnapping, human trafficking, and sexual offenses. A significant change involves how individuals convicted in other jurisdictions are treated; they will now be required to register for the time period mandated by that external jurisdiction if they are on or should be on that jurisdiction's registry, or if they would have been on it had they still resided there. Conversely, if they are not on or required to be on an external registry, they will register according to Utah's specified time periods. The bill also introduces a provision allowing a court to reduce a lifetime registration requirement to 10 years for offenders who were under 21 when they committed the offense and if the offense did not involve force or coercion, with specific factors for the court to consider. Additionally, it clarifies that individuals under 18 who commit a registrable offense after a certain date are generally not subject to registration unless they are charged, bound over to district court, and convicted of a registrable offense. Finally, the bill sets an effective date of May 6, 2026.

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