77-27-5.6. Pardon timelines for an offender on the Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry.

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Effective 5/6/2026

(1)As used in this section:

(a)"Division" means the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services.

(b)"Minor" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102 .

(c)"Registry" means the Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry created in Section 53-29-102 .

(d)"Sex offender" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-29-101 .

(2)The board may only consider issuing a pardon to an offender for an offense that requires the offender to register as a sex offender on the registry if:

(a)for an offender who is required to register for 10 years under Subsection 53-29-203(1)(a) , 10 years have passed after the later of:

(i)the day on which the offender was placed on probation;

(ii)the day on which the offender was released from incarceration to parole;

(iii)the day on which the offender's sentence was terminated without parole;

(iv)the day on which the offender entered a community-based residential program; or

(v)for a minor, the day on which the division's custody of the offender was terminated; or

(b)for an offender who is required to register for the offender's lifetime under Subsection 53-29-203(1)(b) , 20 years have passed after the later of:

(i)the day on which the offender was placed on probation;

(ii)the day on which the offender was released from incarceration to parole;

(iii)the day on which the offender's sentence was terminated without parole;

(iv)the day on which the offender entered a community-based residential program; or

(v)for a minor, the day on which the division's custody of the offender was terminated.

(3)The timelines described in Subsection

(2)do not apply to:

(a)an individual whose conviction was vacated, reversed, or otherwise set aside; or

(b)an individual who was found to be factually innocent by a court after filing a petition for:

(i)postconviction relief under Title 78B, Chapter 9, Postconviction Remedies Act; or

(ii)a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254.

Enacted by Chapter 452 , 2026 General Session