{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Utah for Rational Sex Offense Laws","home_page_url":"https://utrsol.org","description":"Utah for Rational Sex Offense Laws","author":{"name":"Utah for Rational Sex Offense Laws"},"items":[{"id":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/diffused-sentencing-authority-the-legislatures-redirection","html_content":"

The Utah Sentencing Commission met last week for the second time during the legislative interim session on September 2, 2026. This Commission, composed of 17 voting members, nearly all state agency heads, court represent...

","url":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/diffused-sentencing-authority-the-legislatures-redirection","title":"Diffused Sentencing Authority & The Legislature's Redirection","summary":"The Utah Sentencing Commission met last week for the second time during the legislative interim session on September 2, 2026. This Commission, composed of 17 voting members, nearly all state agency heads, court represent...","date_modified":"2026-09-08T17:30:30Z"},{"id":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/the-utah-trafficking-in-persons-conference-in-review","html_content":"

The 12th annual Utah Trafficking in Persons (UTIP) Conference wrapped up last Wednesday on the Utah State Capitol grounds. The conference was a free, two-day statewide event held between August 25–26, 2026, co-hosted by ...

","url":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/the-utah-trafficking-in-persons-conference-in-review","title":"The Utah Trafficking in Persons Conference in Review","summary":"The 12th annual Utah Trafficking in Persons (UTIP) Conference wrapped up last Wednesday on the Utah State Capitol grounds. The conference was a free, two-day statewide event held between August 25–26, 2026, co-hosted by ...","date_modified":"2026-09-04T14:26:56Z"},{"id":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/a-wave-of-safety-california-just-banned-child-marriage","html_content":"

Today, September 1, 2026, California just became the 18th jurisdiction in the United States to ban child marriage by raising the minimum marriage age to 18 with no exceptions. No parental consent pathway. No judicial aut...

","url":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/a-wave-of-safety-california-just-banned-child-marriage","title":"A Wave of Safety, California Just Banned Child Marriage","summary":"Today, September 1, 2026, California just became the 18th jurisdiction in the United States to ban child marriage by raising the minimum marriage age to 18 with no exceptions. No parental consent pathway. No judicial aut...","date_modified":"2026-09-01T14:52:31Z"},{"id":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/the-4th-registry-the-pursuit-of-a-ut-domestic-violence-registry","html_content":"

Shortly after KUTV2 published an article in late May about a mother's murdered daughter and the advocate now campaigning, in her name, for a new Domestic Violence (DV) Offender Registry, News From The Wire wrote in respo...

","url":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/the-4th-registry-the-pursuit-of-a-ut-domestic-violence-registry","title":"The 4th Registry: The Pursuit of a UT Domestic Violence Registry","summary":"Shortly after KUTV2 published an article in late May about a mother's murdered daughter and the advocate now campaigning, in her name, for a new Domestic Violence (DV) Offender Registry, News From The Wire wrote in respo...","date_modified":"2026-08-31T16:26:32Z"},{"id":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/independent-on-paper-the-board-of-pardons-quiet-vacancy","html_content":"

Image not of Utah Board of Pardons or where Board meets.

","url":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/independent-on-paper-the-board-of-pardons-quiet-vacancy","title":"Independent on Paper: The Board of Pardons' Quiet Vacancy","summary":"Image not of Utah Board of Pardons or where Board meets.","date_modified":"2026-08-17T14:35:58Z"},{"id":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/provenance-usbe-sex-offense-statutes-and-restrictions","html_content":"

How It Started

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On April 10, 2026, U.S. Rep. Mike Kennedy stood before a college Republican event at the University of Utah and disclosed that he had been addicted to pornography. The Salt Lake Tribune covered the event the same day. Ke...

","url":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/the-political-cost-of-engaging-evidence","title":"The Political Cost of Engaging Evidence","summary":"On April 10, 2026, U.S. Rep. Mike Kennedy stood before a college Republican event at the University of Utah and disclosed that he had been addicted to pornography. The Salt Lake Tribune covered the event the same day. Ke...","date_modified":"2026-08-12T16:32:41Z"},{"id":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/institutional-interference-with-due-process-of-the-law","html_content":"

Prosecutorial-Ethics

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Against the backdrop of a Highland High School incident in early February 2026 in which a registrant accompanied his spouse, a school coach, on an overnight trip due to a background-check gap affecting non-staff particip...

","url":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/mapping-utahs-registry-conditions-groups-a-b-and-c","title":"Mapping Utah's Registry Conditions: Groups A, B, and C","summary":"Against the backdrop of a Highland High School incident in early February 2026 in which a registrant accompanied his spouse, a school coach, on an overnight trip due to a background-check gap affecting non-staff particip...","date_modified":"2026-06-18T15:22:36Z"},{"id":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/registry-marriage-and-the-reach-of-collateral-consequences","html_content":"

On May 26, The Salt Lake Tribune reported that a man accompanied his wife on an overnight school trip to California in early February. His wife was an assistant cheerleading coach at a Salt Lake City high school. He was ...

","url":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/registry-marriage-and-the-reach-of-collateral-consequences","title":"Registry, Marriage, and the Reach of Collateral Consequences","summary":"On May 26, The Salt Lake Tribune reported that a man accompanied his wife on an overnight school trip to California in early February. His wife was an assistant cheerleading coach at a Salt Lake City high school. He was ...","date_modified":"2026-06-17T18:38:45Z"},{"id":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/what-utahs-media-coverage-of-sentencing-leaves-out","html_content":"

On Monday June 8, former Box Elder County Justice Court Judge Kevin Robert Christensen was sentenced to three prison terms of 0-5 years for multiple child sexual exploitation charges. Utah’s news media outlets covered th...

","url":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/what-utahs-media-coverage-of-sentencing-leaves-out","title":"What Utah's Media Coverage of Sentencing Leaves Out","summary":"On Monday June 8, former Box Elder County Justice Court Judge Kevin Robert Christensen was sentenced to three prison terms of 0-5 years for multiple child sexual exploitation charges. Utah’s news media outlets covered th...","date_modified":"2026-06-11T15:16:42Z"},{"id":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/kept-out-the-homeless-the-recovering-and-the-registered","html_content":"

In November 2024, residents of Fruit Heights packed a public meeting to oppose a code blue warming center from opening in a local church. The center was to be a temporary cold-weather shelter service activated only when ...

","url":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/kept-out-the-homeless-the-recovering-and-the-registered","title":"Kept Out: The Homeless, the Recovering, and the Registered","summary":"In November 2024, residents of Fruit Heights packed a public meeting to oppose a code blue warming center from opening in a local church. The center was to be a temporary cold-weather shelter service activated only when ...","date_modified":"2026-06-09T01:29:58Z"},{"id":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/utahs-registry-ecosystem-origins-dichotomies-and-gaps","html_content":"

Utah has built more public offender registries than almost any state in the nation. The crimes that earned a registry, and the crimes that didn’t, tell you everything you need to know about how law actually works.

","url":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/utahs-registry-ecosystem-origins-dichotomies-and-gaps","title":"Utah's Registry Ecosystem: Origins, Dichotomies, and Gaps","summary":"Utah has built more public offender registries than almost any state in the nation. The crimes that earned a registry, and the crimes that didn’t, tell you everything you need to know about how law actually works.","date_modified":"2026-06-05T21:40:27Z"},{"id":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/what-utahs-courts-say-about-the-fbis-child-exploitation-numbers","html_content":"

ABC4 Utah recently published an article, \"FBI data shows increase in child sexual exploitation cases,\" featuring an interview with FBI Supervisory Special Agent Dustin Grant. The article advanced a familiar narrative: ch...

","url":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/what-utahs-courts-say-about-the-fbis-child-exploitation-numbers","title":"What Utah's Courts Say About the FBI's Child Exploitation Numbers","summary":"ABC4 Utah recently published an article, \"FBI data shows increase in child sexual exploitation cases,\" featuring an interview with FBI Supervisory Special Agent Dustin Grant. The article advanced a familiar narrative: ch...","date_modified":"2026-06-03T20:31:42Z"},{"id":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/oklahoma-just-banned-child-marriage-utah-should-be-next","html_content":"

On May 13, 2026, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed Senate Bill 504 into law, making Oklahoma the 17th state in the nation — and the first in 2026 — to establish an absolute minimum marriage age of 18 with no exception...

","url":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/oklahoma-just-banned-child-marriage-utah-should-be-next","title":"Oklahoma Just Banned Child Marriage. Utah Should Be Next.","summary":"On May 13, 2026, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed Senate Bill 504 into law, making Oklahoma the 17th state in the nation — and the first in 2026 — to establish an absolute minimum marriage age of 18 with no exception...","date_modified":"2026-05-16T01:14:24Z"},{"id":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/the-cascade-where-utahs-sex-offense-statistics-land","html_content":"

Within minutes of one of Utah’s most prominent news outlets posting an article on social media page about a Salt Lake man facing new sex offense charges, a comment hashtagged a statistic: \"Utah ranks as high as #2 in the...

","url":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/the-cascade-where-utahs-sex-offense-statistics-land","title":"The Cascade: Where Utah's Sex Offense Statistics Land","summary":"Within minutes of one of Utah’s most prominent news outlets posting an article on social media page about a Salt Lake man facing new sex offense charges, a comment hashtagged a statistic: \"Utah ranks as high as #2 in the...","date_modified":"2026-05-15T00:21:57Z"},{"id":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/a-system-designed-not-to-close","html_content":"

The Utah Prisoner Advocate Network (UPAN) convened its monthly meeting on May 11, 2026. Jared Hill, Director of the Utah Department of Corrections' Sex Offender Treatment Program was the guest speaker. Serving as directo...

","url":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/a-system-designed-not-to-close","title":"A System Designed Not to Close: Utah's Expanding SOTP Crisis","summary":"The Utah Prisoner Advocate Network (UPAN) convened its monthly meeting on May 11, 2026. Jared Hill, Director of the Utah Department of Corrections' Sex Offender Treatment Program was the guest speaker. Serving as directo...","date_modified":"2026-05-13T15:26:08Z"},{"id":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/uts-sex-offense-registry-grows-to-46-offenses-bills-take-effect","html_content":"

Today, May 6, 2026, HB 221 and HB 289 become law, adding four statutory provisions to the registry's offense list. Utah's Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry carries 46 enumerated registrable offenses, up from...

","url":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/uts-sex-offense-registry-grows-to-46-offenses-bills-take-effect","title":"UT's Sex Offense Registry Grows to 46 Offenses, Bills Take Effect","summary":"Today, May 6, 2026, HB 221 and HB 289 become law, adding four statutory provisions to the registry's offense list. Utah's Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry carries 46 enumerated registrable offenses, up from...","date_modified":"2026-05-06T14:41:57Z"},{"id":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/the-architecture-of-consequence-utahs-criminal-justice-coverage","html_content":"

There is a particular kind of policy blindness that develops in systems designed to respond to harm rather than prevent it. It is not malicious. It is structural. It emerges when the institutional feedback loops that gov...

","url":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/the-architecture-of-consequence-utahs-criminal-justice-coverage","title":"The Architecture of Consequence: Utah's Criminal Justice Coverage","summary":"There is a particular kind of policy blindness that develops in systems designed to respond to harm rather than prevent it. It is not malicious. It is structural. It emerges when the institutional feedback loops that gov...","date_modified":"2026-04-30T17:47:57Z"},{"id":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/11000-tips-179-prosecutions-and-the-numbers-utah-isnt-asking","html_content":"

The work of Utah's Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force is real, and it is hard. The emotional toll documented in recent media coverage — officers processing imagery of child sexual abuse, attending monthly...

","url":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/11000-tips-179-prosecutions-and-the-numbers-utah-isnt-asking","title":"11,000 Tips, 179 Prosecutions, and the Numbers Utah Isn't Asking ","summary":"The work of Utah's Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force is real, and it is hard. The emotional toll documented in recent media coverage — officers processing imagery of child sexual abuse, attending monthly...","date_modified":"2026-04-28T21:23:35Z"},{"id":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/utahs-prevention-architecture-is-failing-its-children","html_content":"

On Monday April 27, marking the close of National Child Abuse Awareness Month, three separate institutions put information into the public record that, taken together, describe the same structural failure in Utah's appro...

","url":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/utahs-prevention-architecture-is-failing-its-children","title":"Utah's Prevention Architecture Is Failing Its Children ","summary":"On Monday April 27, marking the close of National Child Abuse Awareness Month, three separate institutions put information into the public record that, taken together, describe the same structural failure in Utah's appro...","date_modified":"2026-04-28T02:53:11Z"},{"id":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/the-perception-gap-understanding-utahs-sentencing-system","html_content":"

A Crisis of Legibility

","url":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/the-perception-gap-understanding-utahs-sentencing-system","title":"The Perception Gap: Understanding Utah's Sentencing System","summary":"A Crisis of Legibility","date_modified":"2026-04-23T18:57:53Z"},{"id":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/pouring-concrete-where-prevention-and-education-belongs","html_content":"

As Utah marked Sexual Assault Awareness Month this April, advocates and state officials warned that the state's sexual assault numbers are moving in the wrong direction, and so too is the Legislature's response to that t...

","url":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/pouring-concrete-where-prevention-and-education-belongs","title":"Pouring Concrete Where Prevention and Education Belongs","summary":"As Utah marked Sexual Assault Awareness Month this April, advocates and state officials warned that the state's sexual assault numbers are moving in the wrong direction, and so too is the Legislature's response to that t...","date_modified":"2026-04-22T14:15:00Z"},{"id":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/utah-lawmakers-open-a-door-to-registry-review","html_content":"

Today, the Utah's Legislative Management Committee voted to approve the 2026 Interim Committee Schedule and Proposed Interim Study Items, including a study item that asks a question the state has never formally examined:...

","url":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/utah-lawmakers-open-a-door-to-registry-review","title":"Utah Lawmakers Open A Door to Registry Review","summary":"Today, the Utah's Legislative Management Committee voted to approve the 2026 Interim Committee Schedule and Proposed Interim Study Items, including a study item that asks a question the state has never formally examined:...","date_modified":"2026-04-16T23:47:23Z"},{"id":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/utahs-democracy-in-form-ratification-in-practice","html_content":"

The Architecture of Accountability

","url":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/utahs-democracy-in-form-ratification-in-practice","title":"Utah's Democracy in Form, Ratification in Practice","summary":"The Architecture of Accountability","date_modified":"2026-03-11T20:08:34Z"},{"id":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/punitive-vs-preventative-measures-uts-failed-child-safety-laws","html_content":"

In a session that added four new registrable offenses to Utah's sex offense registry, two bills specifically designed to prevent harm to children, rather than punishing offenders after the fact, were defeated and killed ...

","url":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/punitive-vs-preventative-measures-uts-failed-child-safety-laws","title":"Punitive vs Preventative Measures: UT's Failed Child-Safety Laws","summary":"In a session that added four new registrable offenses to Utah's sex offense registry, two bills specifically designed to prevent harm to children, rather than punishing offenders after the fact, were defeated and killed ...","date_modified":"2026-03-10T22:06:32Z"},{"id":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/the-growing-list-expansion-of-utahs-sex-offense-registry","html_content":"

With the passage of H.B. 289 and H.B. 221 during the 2026 legislative session, four new enumerated statutes will be added to the registry, bringing the total increase since 2017 to 16 offenses up to a total of 46 enumera...

","url":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/the-growing-list-expansion-of-utahs-sex-offense-registry","title":"The Growing List: Expansion of Utah's Sex Offense Registry","summary":"With the passage of H.B. 289 and H.B. 221 during the 2026 legislative session, four new enumerated statutes will be added to the registry, bringing the total increase since 2017 to 16 offenses up to a total of 46 enumera...","date_modified":"2026-03-10T02:07:55Z"},{"id":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/the-45-day-session-is-not-a-feature-it-is-a-structural-liability","html_content":"

Utah's 45-day legislative session is treated as a point of civic pride — the citizen legislature, efficient governance, representatives who return to real jobs. The argument has intuitive appeal. It has almost no relatio...

","url":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/the-45-day-session-is-not-a-feature-it-is-a-structural-liability","title":"The 45-Day Session Is Not a Feature, It Is a Structural Liability","summary":"Utah's 45-day legislative session is treated as a point of civic pride — the citizen legislature, efficient governance, representatives who return to real jobs. The argument has intuitive appeal. It has almost no relatio...","date_modified":"2026-03-06T20:40:42Z"},{"id":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/utah-house-censures-judge-in-2025-csem-case","html_content":"

Rep. Pierucci makes a statement before the House floor vote on Tuesday, March 3, before passage of HR 8.

","url":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/utah-house-censures-judge-in-2025-csem-case","title":"Utah House Censures Judge in 2025 CSEM Case ","summary":"Rep. Pierucci makes a statement before the House floor vote on Tuesday, March 3, before passage of HR 8.","date_modified":"2026-03-06T01:57:31Z"},{"id":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/ut-senate-committee-advances-gps-monitoring-bill-for-registrants","html_content":"

In a 4-0 vote, the Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice on Tuesday, March 3, advanced H.B. 370, a bill that would require GPS monitoring of registrants who cannot provide a residen...

","url":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/ut-senate-committee-advances-gps-monitoring-bill-for-registrants","title":"UT Senate committee advances GPS monitoring bill for registrants","summary":"In a 4-0 vote, the Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice on Tuesday, March 3, advanced H.B. 370, a bill that would require GPS monitoring of registrants who cannot provide a residen...","date_modified":"2026-03-04T21:52:18Z"},{"id":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/ut-lawmakers-advance-sex-offense-fines-despite-evidence-concerns","html_content":"

On Tuesday, March 3, the Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice voted unanimously to favorably recommend H.B. 116, sponsored by Rep. Ryan Wilcox, R-North Ogden, sending it to the ful...

","url":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/ut-lawmakers-advance-sex-offense-fines-despite-evidence-concerns","title":"UT Lawmakers Advance Sex Offense Fines Despite Evidence Concerns","summary":"On Tuesday, March 3, the Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice voted unanimously to favorably recommend H.B. 116, sponsored by Rep. Ryan Wilcox, R-North Ogden, sending it to the ful...","date_modified":"2026-03-04T18:47:08Z"},{"id":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/utah-sen-comm-advances-constitutionally-flawed-registry-bill","html_content":"

The provision's \"housekeeping\" framing obscured serious legal questions that a 6-0 vote was never required to answer.

","url":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/utah-sen-comm-advances-constitutionally-flawed-registry-bill","title":"Utah Sen. Comm. Advances Constitutionally Flawed Registry Bill","summary":"The provision's \"housekeeping\" framing obscured serious legal questions that a 6-0 vote was never required to answer.","date_modified":"2026-02-20T01:05:05Z"},{"id":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/utah-committee-passes-hb-370-criminalizing-homeless-registrants","html_content":"

Despite questions about data, costs, and housing barriers driving homelessness among registrants, the Utah House Judiciary Committee unanimously approved legislation Friday morning on a vote 11-0-0 requiring GPS ankle mo...

","url":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/utah-committee-passes-hb-370-criminalizing-homeless-registrants","title":"Utah Committee Passes HB 370, Criminalizing Homeless Registrants","summary":"Despite questions about data, costs, and housing barriers driving homelessness among registrants, the Utah House Judiciary Committee unanimously approved legislation Friday morning on a vote 11-0-0 requiring GPS ankle mo...","date_modified":"2026-02-13T22:43:51Z"},{"id":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/when-lawmakers-misunderstand-the-law-hb-110s-flawed-foundation","html_content":"

On February 10, 2026, the Utah House of Representatives passed H.B. 110, the \"Offenders Supervision Amendments,\" with an overwhelming vote of 61-1-13. The bill, sponsored by Representative Tyler Clancy, imposes rigid 10-...

","url":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/when-lawmakers-misunderstand-the-law-hb-110s-flawed-foundation","title":"When Lawmakers Misunderstand the Law: H.B. 110s Flawed Foundation","summary":"On February 10, 2026, the Utah House of Representatives passed H.B. 110, the \"Offenders Supervision Amendments,\" with an overwhelming vote of 61-1-13. The bill, sponsored by Representative Tyler Clancy, imposes rigid 10-...","date_modified":"2026-02-11T16:27:06Z"},{"id":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/utah-sentencing-reform-bill-reactive-and-fiscally-reckless","html_content":"

H.B. 274 could cost hundreds of millions while failing to address root problems

","url":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/utah-sentencing-reform-bill-reactive-and-fiscally-reckless","title":"Utah Sentencing reform bill 'reactive' and fiscally reckless ","summary":"H.B. 274 could cost hundreds of millions while failing to address root problems","date_modified":"2026-01-29T23:03:43Z"},{"id":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/utah-legislature-advances-mandatory-minimum-fines-for-sex-offense","html_content":"

Advisory commissions raise questions about wealth-based disparities and plea bargaining effects, but bill passes with minimal debate

","url":"https://utrsol.org/nftw-articles/f/utah-legislature-advances-mandatory-minimum-fines-for-sex-offense","title":"Utah Legislature Advances Mandatory Minimum Fines for Sex Offense","summary":"Advisory commissions raise questions about wealth-based disparities and plea bargaining effects, but bill passes with minimal debate","date_modified":"2026-01-26T22:56:25Z"}]}