House of Representatives State of Utah


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         P.O. BOX 145030 . SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5030 . (801) 538-1029         February 13, 2008

Mr. Speaker:

    The Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee reports a favorable recommendation on H.B. 339, HUMAN TRAFFICKING AMENDMENTS, by Representative C. Herrod, with the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Line 26 :    

             26          

{   76-5-311, Utah Code Annotated 1953   }


2.    Page 4, Lines 111 through 115 :    

             111          
{   Section 5. Section 76-5-311 is enacted to read:

             112          76-5-311. Affirmative defense.
             113          Human trafficking is an affirmative defense to prosecution of a person for a criminal
             114      violation directly related to the defendant's status as a victim of a crime that is a violation of
             115      this section.   }

    Respectfully,

    DeMar "Bud" Bowman
    Committee Chair

Voting: 8-0-3
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