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Utah Code Ann. § 77-27-5.6 — Pardon timelines for an offender on the Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry.
Current through 2026 General Session
Part of Chapter 27: Pardons and Parole, Utah Code.
Full text of Utah Code Ann. § 77-27-5.6
Statutory text current through the 2026 General Session. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Utah.
(1) As used in this section: (1)(a) "Division" means the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services. (1)(b) "Minor" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102. (1)(c) "Registry" means the Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry created in Section 53-29-102. (1)(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: (2)(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: (2)(a)(i) the day on which the offender was placed on probation; (2)(a)(ii) the day on which the offender was released from incarceration to parole; (2)(a)(iii) the day on which the offender's sentence was terminated without parole; (2)(a)(iv) the day on which the offender entered a community-based residential program; or (2)(a)(v) for a minor, the day on which the division's custody of the offender was terminated; or (2)(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: (2)(b)(i) the day on which the offender was placed on probation; (2)(b)(ii) the day on which the offender was released from incarceration to parole; (2)(b)(iii) the day on which the offender's sentence was terminated without parole; (2)(b)(iv) the day on which the offender entered a community-based residential program; or (2)(b)(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: (3)(a) an individual whose conviction was vacated, reversed, or otherwise set aside; or (3)(b) an individual who was found to be factually innocent by a court after filing a petition for: (3)(b)(i) postconviction relief under Title 78B, Chapter 9, Postconviction Remedies Act; or (3)(b)(ii) a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254.
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