HB 373: Reducing Criminal Offenses After Conviction
This bill would allow the courts to lower a criminal penalty upon successful completion of parole.
HB 329: Clearing Civil Records
This bill allows for individuals to delink their names with civil records when the case was dismissed.
HB 311: Driving Sentencing Provisions
This bill lowers criminal penalties to create consistency between driving with measurable substances and DUI penalties.
SB 159: Better Criminal Justice Data
This bill would task Utah's Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice with creating a plan for criminal justice data collection and communication.
HB 290: Reducing Incarceration for Technical Violations
HB 290 stops the use of incarceration for technical violations on probation and parole.
Stop suspending driver licenses for unpaid court debt
Unless you live and work in downtown Salt Lake, having a driver’s license is essential — especially in the rural parts of the state. Yet, to the detriment of those who are struggling financially, the state has made a bad habit of...
HB 229: Accountability in Internal Investigations
This bill requires internal criminal investigations of law enforcement employees to be conducted by an outside agency.
HB 228: Privatizing Booking Photos Until Conviction
This bill would prevent an individual's mugshot from being released to the public before any criminal conviction.
HB 154: Reasonable Reforms for Police Use of Force
This bill would institute a number of policing reforms regarding the use of force and investigation into officer misconduct.
Next for Utah criminal justice reform? The court system
The justice court system would benefit from a thorough review. Utahns deserve consideration of circumstances and to have corruption stopped before it starts.