Sentencing Amendments

Summary

The bill changes the makeup of Utah’s Sentencing Commission, adding new voting members and requiring rural representation, and it sets new requirements for how the commission creates and revises adult sentencing and supervision guidelines. It also tells sentencing courts which factors they must consider when imposing a sentence. The changes are intended to improve consistency, equity, and public input in the state’s sentencing system.

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