First Substitute H.B. 307

Representative M. Susan Lawrence proposes the following substitute bill:

1 CHILD BIGAMY AMENDMENT
2 2003 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: M. Susan Lawrence
5 This act modifies the Criminal Code by adding the second degree felony offense of child
6 bigamy to the state's bigamy law.
7 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
8 ENACTS:
9 76-7-101.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
10 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
11 Section 1. Section 76-7-101.5 is enacted to read:
12 76-7-101.5. Child bigamy -- Penalty.
13 (1) An actor 18 years of age or older is guilty of child bigamy when, knowing he or she
14 has a wife or husband, or knowing that a person under 18 years of age has a wife or husband,
15 the actor carries out the following with the person who is under 18 years of age:
16 (a) purports to marry the person who is under 18 years of age; or
17 (b) cohabits with the person who is under 18 years of age.
18 (2) A violation of Subsection (1) is a second degree felony.

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