S.B. 105

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BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLE REVISIONS
2 2013 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Daniel W. Thatcher
5 House Sponsor: Stephen G. Handy
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill modifies the Utah Criminal Code regarding influencing a judge or a member
10 of the Board of Pardons and Parole.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 . provides that the offense of a threat or assault against a member of the Board of
14 Pardons and Parole includes a threat or assault against a member of the immediate
15 family of the board member; and
16 . includes the existing definition of immediate family.
17 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
18 None
19 Other Special Clauses:
20 None
21 Utah Code Sections Affected:
22 AMENDS:
23 76-8-316, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 12
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25 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
26 Section 1. Section 76-8-316 is amended to read:
27 76-8-316. Influencing, impeding, or retaliating against a judge or member of the

28 Board of Pardons and Parole.
29 (1) As used in this section:
30 (a) "Board member" means an appointed member of the Board of Pardons and Parole.
31 (b) "Immediate family" means parents, spouse, surviving spouse, children, and siblings
32 of a judge or board member.
33 (c) "Judge" means judges of all courts of record and courts not of record and court
34 commissioners.
35 [(1)] (2) A person is guilty of a third degree felony if the person threatens to assault,
36 kidnap, or murder a judge [or a member of the Board of Pardons and Parole], a family member
37 of a judge, a board member, or a family member of a board member with the intent to impede,
38 intimidate, or interfere with the judge or board member [of the board] while engaged in the
39 performance of the judge's or board member's official duties or with the intent to retaliate
40 against the judge or board member on account of the performance of those official duties.
41 [(2)] (3) A person is guilty of a second degree felony if the person commits an assault
42 on a judge [or a member of the Board of Pardons and Parole], a family member of a judge, a
43 board member, or a family member of a board member with the intent to impede, intimidate, or
44 interfere with the judge or board member [of the board] while engaged in the performance of
45 the judge's or board member's official duties, or with the intent to retaliate against the judge or
46 board member on account of the performance of those official duties.
47 [(3)] (4) A person is guilty of a first degree felony if the person commits aggravated
48 assault or attempted murder on a judge [or a member of the Board of Pardons and Parole], a
49 family member of a judge, a board member, or a family member of a board member with the
50 [purpose] intent to impede, intimidate, or interfere with the judge or board member [of the
51 board] while engaged in the performance of the judge's or board member's official duties or
52 with the [purpose] intent to retaliate against the judge or board member on account of the
53 performance of those official duties.
54 [(4) As used in this section:]
55 [(a) "Immediate family" means parents, spouse, surviving spouse, children, and
56 siblings of the officer.]
57 [(b) "Judge" means judges of all courts of record and courts not of record and court
58 commissioners.]

59 [(c) "Judge or member" includes the members of the judge's or member's immediate
60 family.]
61 [(d) "Member of the Board of Pardons and Parole" means appointed members of the
62 board.]
63 (5) A person is guilty of a first degree felony if the person commits attempted murder
64 on a family member of a judge or a family member of a board member with the intent to
65 impede, intimidate, or interfere with the judge or board member while engaged in the
66 performance of the judge's or board member's official duties or with the intent to retaliate
67 against the judge or board member on account of the performance of those official duties.
68 [(5)] (6) A member of the Board of Pardons and Parole is an executive officer for
69 purposes of Subsection 76-5-202 (1)(m).




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