H.B. 379

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AMENDMENTS TO SEXUALLY EXPLICIT
2 BUSINESS AND ESCORT SERVICE FUND
3 2006 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Chief Sponsor: Tim M. Cosgrove
6 Senate Sponsor: Gregory S. Bell
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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This bill amends provisions related to the use of monies in the Sexually Explicit
11 Business and Escort Service Fund.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This bill:
14 . reduces, from 60% to 50%, the percentage of the monies from the Sexually Explicit
15 Business and Escort Service Fund that are used by the Department of Corrections to
16 provide treatment services to nonworking or indigent adults who have been
17 convicted of a sexual offense and are not incarcerated in a jail or prison;
18 . provides that 10% of the monies from the Sexually Explicit Business and Escort
19 Service Fund shall be used by the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice to
20 develop, implement, and maintain a statewide strategy to address sexual violence
21 issues in the state; and
22 . makes technical changes.
23 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
24 None
25 Other Special Clauses:
26 None
27 Utah Code Sections Affected:

28 AMENDS:
29 59-27-105, as enacted by Chapter 214, Laws of Utah 2004
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31 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
32 Section 1. Section 59-27-105 is amended to read:
33 59-27-105. Sexually Explicit Business and Escort Service Fund.
34 (1) There is created a restricted special revenue fund called the "Sexually Explicit
35 Business and Escort Service Fund."
36 (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3), the fund consists of all amounts collected
37 by the commission under this chapter.
38 (b) (i) The monies in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer pursuant to Title
39 51, Chapter 7, State Money Management Act.
40 (ii) All interest or other earnings derived from the fund monies shall be deposited in the
41 fund.
42 (3) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the commission may retain an
43 amount of tax collected under this chapter of not to exceed the lesser of:
44 (a) 1.5%; or
45 (b) an amount equal to the cost to the commission of administering this chapter.
46 (4) (a) Fund monies shall be used as provided in this Subsection (4).
47 (b) The Department of Corrections shall use [60%] 50% of the monies in the fund, in
48 addition to existing budgets, to provide treatment services to nonworking or indigent adults
49 who:
50 (i) have been convicted of an offense under Title 76, Chapter 5, Part 4, Sexual
51 Offenses; and
52 (ii) are not currently confined or incarcerated in a jail or prison.
53 (c) The Adult Probation and Parole section of the Department of Corrections shall use
54 15% of the monies in the fund to provide outpatient treatment services to individuals who:
55 (i) have been convicted of an offense under Title 76, Chapter 5, Part 4, Sexual
56 Offenses; and
57 (ii) are not currently confined or incarcerated in a jail or prison.
58 (d) The Department of Corrections shall use 10% of the monies in the fund, in addition

59 to existing budgets, to implement treatment programs for juveniles who have been convicted of
60 an offense under Title 76, Chapter 5, Part 4, Sexual Offenses.
61 (e) The Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice shall use 10% of the monies in
62 the fund to develop, implement, and maintain a statewide strategy to address sexual violence
63 issues in the state.
64 [(e)] (f) The attorney general shall use 15% of the monies in the fund to provide
65 funding for any task force:
66 (i) administered through the Office of the Attorney General; and
67 (ii) that investigates and prosecutes individuals who use the Internet to commit crimes
68 against children.




Legislative Review Note
as of 1-31-06 1:27 PM

Based on a limited legal review, this legislation has not been determined to have a high
probability of being held unconstitutional.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel