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Jessica’s Law in Utah

Yesterday Rep. Carl Wimmer and Governor Huntsman held a press conference extolling their support for Jessica’s law.    Listen to the audio at the Senate Site.

Explained in the Deseret Morning News:

The bill, supported by Rep. Carl Wimmer, R-Herriman, and Sen. Howard Stephenson, R-Draper, proposes a mandatory 25 years to life in prison for a first-time conviction of rape of a child, object rape of a child or sodomy upon a child. The bill also proposes offering a mandatory 15 years to life sentence for possible plea deals.

During a press conference Monday, Huntsman said he fully supported the bill and expected that he would sign it into law if the Utah Legislature votes to approve it.

From the Provo Daily Herald:

The bill being touted by Huntsman fails to include several of the hallmarks of Florida’s Jessica Lunsford Act.

Among the provisions missing from the Utah bill are lifetime GPS tracking of those who sexually assault children after the offenders are released from prison; and requiring fingerprints and background checks for those who work on school grounds, including construction crews, high school referees and vending machine stockers.