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SENATE JUDICIARY, LAW ENFORCEMENT & CRIMINAL JUSTICE
STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING
Sen. Ben McAdams
Sen. Ross I. Romero
Sen. Steve H. Urquhart
Sen. Todd Weiler
Members Excused: Sen. Lyle W. Hillyard
Pres. Michael G. Waddoups
Staff Present: Nathan Brady, Policy Analyst
Karen C. Allred, Committee Secretary
A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.
Chair Madsen called the meeting to order at 4:08 p.m.
S.B. 107 Possession of Graffiti Paraphernalia (Sen. K. Mayne)
Sen. Mayne introduced and explained the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Romero moved to amend the bill with the following amendment:
1. Page 2, Line 53 through Page 3, Line 59 :
53 Section 2. Section 76-6-107.5 is enacted to read:
54 76-6-107.5. Possession of instrument for making graffiti.
55
{
(1) Any person who possesses any material, instrument, tool, device, article,
or other
56 item with the intent that it be used in the violation of Section 76-6-107 , is guilty of a class B
57 misdemeanor.
58 (2) Intent that the item is to be used in graffiti may be inferred from the totality of the
59 circumstances under which the person possesses it.
}
Any person who possesses any instrument, tool, device, article, material, or
other thing adapted, designed, or commonly used in advancing or facilitating the
commission of a violation of Section 76-6-107 under circumstances manifesting that
person's intent that any of these items be used in the commission of a violation of Section 76-6-107 is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
The motion passed with Sen. Hillyard and President Waddoups absent for the vote.
Spoke for the bill: Paul Boyden, Executive Director, Prosecutors' Association
Officer Mike Lee, Unified Police Department
Russ Wall, Mayor, Taylorsville City
MOTION: Sen. Romero moved to pass S.B. 107 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.
S.B. 109 Assault Amendments (Sen. A. Osmond)
Sen. Osmond introduced and explained the bill.
Spoke for the bill: Jacey Skinner, Director, Utah Sentencing Commission
Kelly Atkinson, Lobbyist, Fraternal Order of Police
Ben Bolduc, Police Officer
LeGrande Bitter, Executive Director, Utah Association of Special Districts
Spoke against the bill: Brent Tenny, Citizen
MOTION: Sen. Romero moved to pass S.B. 109 favorably. The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Sen. Romero moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.
Chair Madsen adjourned the meeting at 4:59 p.m.
Sen. Mark B. Madsen, Committee Chair