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January 31, 2011
Mr. President:
The Health and Human Services Committee reports a favorable recommendation on
S.B. 124, LEAVING A CHILD UNATTENDED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE, by Senator B.
McAdams, with the following amendments:
D. Chris Buttars
Voting: 5-1-0
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This bill amends the Utah Criminal Code by making it an infraction to leave a child
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unattended in
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. makes it a class C misdemeanor for a person who is responsible for a child
under
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nine years of age to intentionally, recklessly, knowingly, or with criminal negligence
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leave a child in
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. the child is not supervised by a person who is at least 12 years old; and
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. the conditions present a risk to the child's health or safety
, the engine
is running,
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or the keys are in the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle
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; and
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. provides that this bill does not apply if the person's conduct that constitutes a
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violation of this bill is
punishable as a class B misdemeanor, a class A
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misdemeanor, or a felony.
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(b)
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(c)
"Motor vehicle" means an automobile, truck, truck tractor, bus, or
any other
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self-propelled vehicle.
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(2) A person who is responsible for a child is guilty of a class C misdemeanor if:
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(a) the person intentionally, recklessly, knowingly, or with criminal negligence
leaves
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the child in
a
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an enclosed compartment of a
motor vehicle;
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(b) the child is not supervised by a person who is at least 12 years old; and
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(c)
(i)
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the conditions present a risk to the child's health or
safety
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;
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.
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(ii) the engine of the motor vehicle is running; or
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(iii) the keys to the motor vehicle are in the passenger compartment of the
motor
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vehicle.
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(3) This section does not apply if the person's conduct that constitutes a violation of
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this section is
punishable as a class B misdemeanor, a class A misdemeanor, or a
felony
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subject to a greater penalty under another provision of state law
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Respectfully,
Committee Chair
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