75E-4-205. Annual offense report -- Collateral consequences guide.

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Effective 7/1/2026

(a)The sentencing commission shall create an annual offense report listing and briefly summarizing every criminal offense that was created, expanded, enhanced, reduced, or eliminated during the previous legislative session.

(b)On or before June 30 of each year, the sentencing commission shall:

(i)after the last day of the general legislative session, update the annual offense report;

(ii)provide the annual offense report to the department; and

(iii)publish the annual offense report on the department's website.

(a)The sentencing commission shall:

(i)identify any provision of state law, including the Utah Constitution, and any administrative rule that imposes a collateral consequence;

(ii)prepare and compile a guide that contains all the provisions identified in Subsection (2)(a)(i) ; and

(iii)update the guide described in Subsection (2)(a)(ii) annually and publish the guide on the department's website.

(b)The sentencing commission shall state in the guide described in Subsection (2)(a) that:

(i)the guide has not been enacted into law;

(ii)the guide does not have the force of law;

(iii)the guide is for informational purposes only;

(iv)an error or omission in the guide, or in any reference in the guide:

(A)has no effect on a plea, an adjudication, a conviction, a sentence, or a disposition; and

(B)does not prevent a collateral consequence from being imposed;

(v)any laws or regulations for a county, a municipality, another state, or the United States imposing a collateral consequence are not included in the guide; and

(vi)the guide does not include any provision of state law or any administrative rule imposing a collateral consequence that is enacted on or after March 31 of each year.

(c)The sentencing commission shall:

(i)place the statements described in Subsection (2)(b) in a prominent place at the beginning of the guide;

(ii)periodically update the guide; and

(iii)make the guide available to the public on the sentencing commission's website.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 291 , 2026 General Session