How can former criminals move on from their past?
Expungements are expensive to obtain and may take up to six months to be approved. But without them, former criminals have a difficult time moving on from their past.
A Common Sense Change for Expungements
A new law makes it easier for low-income Utahns in debt to the state to expunge their past crimes.
Driver Licenses to No Longer Be Suspended for Drug Users
A new law stands to benefit over 8,000 Utahns each year, whose driver licenses will no longer be suspended for violating a drug law that has nothing to do with operating a vehicle.
HB 336: Limiting Fees on Fines
This bill limits the amount of late fees that can be charged on infraction and misdemeanor fines.
HB 284: Informing Juries to Ensure Justice
The bill would establish that a defendant in a criminal case can ask the judge to provide the jury with an instruction about the jury's power to find a defendant not guilty when a guilty verdict would be manifestly unjust.