3 80-6-508 BLENDED PLEA AMENDMENTS 2024 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Jordan D. Teuscher Senate Sponsor: Stephanie Pitcher LONG TITLE General Description: This bill modifies procedures relating to certain convictions of a minor that involve both juvenile dispositions and adult criminal sentences. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: defines terms; modifies part headings; prohibits a court from accepting a plea that is blended between a juvenile adjudication and disposition and an adult criminal conviction and sentence; and voids any conviction or sentence that is entered as a prohibited blended plea. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: ENACTS: 80-6-508, Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:

Section 1, Section 80-6-508 is enacted to read: 5. Minor Tried as an Adult 80-6-508. Blended plea -- Not permitted. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Blended plea" means a plea bargain entered into by a minor that results in a combination of a juvenile adjudication and disposition and a criminal conviction and sentence for a criminal offense that arises from a single criminal episode. (b) "Single criminal episode" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-1-401. (2) (a) Beginning May 1, 2024, a district court, juvenile court, or a justice court may not accept a plea bargain that is a blended plea. (b) Any criminal conviction or sentence resulting from a blended plea that is entered into on or after May 1, 2024, is void.

Section 2. Effective date. This bill takes effect on May 1, 2024.