Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB345: Victim Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill addresses issues related to victims of crime.
What the bill says
An act involving violence, physical harm, or a threat of violence or physical harm, that is committed by an individual who is or has been in a domestic, dating, sexual, or intimate relationship with the victim. (b) "Interpersonal violence" includes any attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation of an act described in Subsection (19)(a) . (20) "Law enforcement agency" means a public or private agency having general police power and charged with making arrests in connection with enforcement of the criminal statutes and ordinances of this state or any political subdivision of this state. (21) "Law enfo.
From the substitute text, February 3, 2026:
an act involving violence, physical harm, or a threat of violence or physical harm, that is committed by an individual who is or has been in a domestic, dating, sexual, or intimate relationship with the victim. (b) "Interpersonal violence" includes any attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation of an act described in Subsection (19)(a) . (20) "Law enforcement agency" means a public or private agency having general police power and charged with making arrests in connection with enforcement of the criminal statutes and ordinances of this state or any political subdivision of this state. (21) "Law enforcement officer" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-13-103 . (22) (a) "Medical examination" means a physical examination necessary to document criminally injurious conduct. (b) "Medical examination" does not include mental health evaluations for the prosecution and investigation of a crime. (23) "Mental health counseling" means outpatient and inpatient counseling necessitated as a result of criminally injurious conduct, is subject to rules made by the office in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3 , Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act. (24) "Misconduct" means conduct by the victim that was attributable to the injury or death of the victim as provided by rules made by the office in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3 , Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act. (25) "Noneconomic detriment" means pain, suffering, …