Utah HB127: Sexual Crime Amendments

What the bill says

An act of sexual intercourse; (B) resist or escape an act of sexual intercourse; or (C) report an act of sexual intercourse committed against the individual. (b) Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section. (2) (a) An actor commits rape if the actor has sexual intercourse with another individual without the individual's consent. (b) Any sexual penetration, however slight, is sufficient to constitute the relevant element of a violation of Subsection (2)(a) . (c) This section applies whether or not the actor is married to the individual. (3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a felon.

From the amended text:

an act of sexual intercourse; (B) resist or escape an act of sexual intercourse; or (C) report an act of sexual intercourse committed against the individual. (b) Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section. (2) (a) An actor commits rape if the actor has sexual intercourse with another individual without the individual's consent. (b) Any sexual penetration, however slight, is sufficient to constitute the relevant element of a violation of Subsection (2)(a) . (c) This section applies whether or not the actor is married to the individual. (3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a felony of the first degree, punishable by a term of imprisonment of: (a) except as provided in Subsection (3)(b) or , (c) , or (d) , not less than five years and which may be for life; (b) except as provided in Subsection (3) (c), (3)(d), or (4)(a), years and which may be for life if the trier of fact finds that the act committed by the actor described in Subsection (2) was committed against an incapacitated individual; (b) (c) except as provided in Subsection (3)(c) or (4) (3)(d) or (4)(b) , years and which may be for life, if the trier of fact finds that: (i) during the course of the commission of the rape the defendant caused serious bodily injury to …

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