Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 147 (2023GS)

Sponsor

Rep. King, Brian S.

Final action

House/ filed 3/3/2023

Outcome

Failed / filed without passage

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• defines terms; and
• makes it a crime to distribute a recording of a crime unless the crime has been reported to law enforcement.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

CRIME POSTING RESTRICTIONS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Brian S. King
Senate Sponsor: 
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LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill enacts provisions relating to the distribution of a recording of a crime.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ defines terms; and
▸ makes it a crime to distribute a recording of a crime unless the crime has been
reported to law enforcement.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
76-9-707
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
76-9-707
 is enacted to read:
 76-9-707.
Distributing a recording of a crime.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Distribute" means to sell, exhibit, display, provide, give, grant admission to,
provide access to, post online, or otherwise transfer.
(b) "Law enforcement officer" means the same as that term is defined in Section
53-13-103
.
(c) "Recording" means a photograph, film, video recording, picture, or image.
(2) An actor commits the offense of distributing a recording of a crime if the actor:
(a) witnesses a crime being committed against another individual;
(b) knows that the individual is in need of immediate assistance;
(c) fails to summon a law enforcement officer or other assistance;
(d) intentionally creates a recording that captures all or part of the crime; and
(e) distributes the recording to another individual who is not the individual described in
Subsection (2)(a).
(3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a class B misdemeanor.
(4) Notwithstanding Subsection (2), an actor is not guilty of a violation of Subsection
(2) if the actor:
(a) before distributing a recording of the crime, reports the crime to a law enforcement
officer or reasonably believes that another individual has reported the crime to a law
enforcement officer; or
(b) distributes the recording to a law enforcement officer or a prosecuting attorney.