76-3-203.21. Transnational repression enhancement.

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Effective 5/6/2026

(1)As used in this section:

(a)"Agent of a foreign government" means an individual who acts at the direction of, under the control of, or as a proxy for, a foreign government.

(b)"Agent of a foreign terrorist organization" means an individual who acts at the direction of, under the control of, or as a proxy for, a foreign terrorist organization designated by the federal government in accordance with 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1189.

(2)An actor who commits any criminal offense is subject to an enhanced penalty for the offense as provided in Subsection

(3)if the trier of fact finds beyond a reasonable doubt that the actor:

(i)is an agent of a foreign government or an agent of a foreign terrorist organization; or

(ii)acted at the direction, request, command, or otherwise under the influence of, a foreign government or foreign terrorist organization; and

(b)committed the criminal offense with the intent to:

(A)cause an individual to act on behalf of a foreign government or foreign terrorist organization;

(B)cause an individual to leave the United States or cause another individual to leave the United States; or

(C)compel the victim to do any other act against the victim's will; or

(ii)compel the victim to refrain from doing any act against the victim's will.

(3)For an offense described in Subsection

(2), the actor may be charged as follows:

(a)for a class C misdemeanor, as a class B misdemeanor;

(b)for a class B misdemeanor, as a class A misdemeanor;

(c)for a class A misdemeanor, as a third degree felony;

(d)for a third degree felony, as a second degree felony; and

(e)for a second degree felony, as a first degree felony.

Enacted by Chapter 211 , 2026 General Session