H.B. 326

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CONTRIBUTING TO THE DELINQUENCY OF
2 A MINOR
3 2000 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: David Ure
6 AN ACT RELATING TO THE CRIMINAL CODE AND JUVENILES; AMENDING THE
7 OFFENSE OF CONTRIBUTING TO THE DELINQUENCY OF A MINOR TO INCLUDE
8 INFRACTIONS; AND PROVIDING THAT THE OFFENSE OF CONTRIBUTING DOES NOT
9 REQUIRE THAT THE JUVENILE COMMIT THE DELINQUENT OFFENSE.
10 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
11 AMENDS:
12 76-10-2301, as enacted by Chapter 249, Laws of Utah 1999
13 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
14 Section 1. Section 76-10-2301 is amended to read:
15 76-10-2301. Contributing to the delinquency of a minor -- Definitions -- Penalties.
16 (1) For purposes of this part:
17 (a) "Adult" means a person 18 years of age or [over] older.
18 (b) "Minor" means a person [under the age of] younger than 18 years of age.
19 (2) Any adult who commits any act or engages in any conduct which he knows or should
20 know would have the effect of causing or encouraging a minor to commit an act which would be
21 a misdemeanor or infraction criminal violation of any federal or state statute or any county or
22 municipal ordinance if committed by an adult is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
23 (3) A violation of Subsection (2) does not require that the minor be found to be delinquent
24 or to have committed a delinquent act.
25 [(3)] (4) An offense committed under Subsection (2) is in addition to any completed or
26 inchoate offense which the actor may have committed personally or as a party.

Legislative Review Note
as of 1-28-00 2:54 PM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

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