Utah § 53-29-204 - Five-year petition for removal from registry -- Eligibility.
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§ 53-29-204. Five-year petition for removal from registry -- Eligibility.
Effective 5/7/2025 53-29-204.
Five-year petition for removal from registry -- Eligibility.
(1)
An offender who is required to register on the registry for a registrable offense described in Subsection (2) that is subject to a 10-year registration period, as described in Section 53-29-203, is eligible to petition the court under Section 53-29-207 for an order of removal from the registry after five years after the day on which the offender's sentence for the offense has been terminated if:
(a)
the offense is the only offense for which the offender was required to register;
(b)
the offender has not been convicted of another offense, excluding a traffic offense, after the day on which the offender was convicted of the offense for which the offender is required to register, as evidenced by a certificate of eligibility issued by the bureau;
(c)
the offender successfully completed all treatment ordered by the court or the Board of Pardons and Parole relating to the offense; and
(d)
the offender has paid all restitution ordered by the court or the Board of Pardons and Parole relating to the offense.
(2)
The offenses that qualify for a five-year petition for an order of removal from the registry referenced in Subsection (1) are:
(a)
a class A misdemeanor violation of enticing a minor under Section 76-5-417;
a felony violation of unlawful sexual activity with a minor under Section 76-5-401, if, at the time of the offense, the offender is not more than 10 years older than the victim;
(d)
sexual abuse of a minor under Section 76-5-401.1, if, at the time of the offense, the offender is not more than 10 years older than the victim;
(e)
unlawful sexual conduct with a 16 or 17 year old under Section 76-5-401.2, if at the time of the offense, the offender is not more than 15 years older than the victim;
recorded or photographed voyeurism under Section 76-12-307; or
(iii)
distribution of images obtained through voyeurism under Section 76-12-308;
(g)
attempting, soliciting, or conspiring to commit an offense listed in Subsections (2)(a) through (f) if the attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy is a registrable offense; and
(h)
an offense committed in an external jurisdiction that is not substantially equivalent to a registrable offense described in Subsection 53-29-202(1)(a).
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