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H.B. 334 Enrolled
This act modifies the Criminal Code by eliminating an unnecessary reference to other
criminal code provisions.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
AMENDS:
76-4-401, as enacted by Chapter 353, Laws of Utah 2001
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 76-4-401 is amended to read:
76-4-401. Enticing a minor over the Internet -- Elements -- Penalties.
(1) A person commits enticement of a minor over the Internet when[
person knowingly uses a computer to solicit, seduce, lure, or entice, or [
use a computer to solicit, seduce, lure, or entice a minor or a person the defendant believes to
be a minor to engage in any sexual activity which is a violation of state criminal law.
(2) It is not a defense to the crime of enticing a minor under Subsection (1), or an
attempt to commit this offense, that a law enforcement officer or an undercover operative who
is working with a law enforcement agency was involved in the detection or investigation of the
offense.
(3) An enticement of a minor under Subsection (1) with the intent to commit:
(a) a first degree felony is a second degree felony;
(b) a second degree felony is a third degree felony;
(c) a third degree felony is a class A misdemeanor;
(d) a class A misdemeanor is a class B misdemeanor; and
(e) a class B misdemeanor is a class C misdemeanor.
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