Bills passed in the final hours of the 2023 Utah Legislature included dissolving the Unified Police Department, tackling ticket fraud, and putting suicide barriers in jails.
Lawmakers approved bills dissolving the Unified Police Department, adding suicide barriers to correctional facilities, and requiring police get consent from parents before identifying minor victims of homicide.
A new bill that would require police to seek parental consent before identifying minor victims of homicide is drawing pushback from media groups, who argue it complicates Utah’s open records laws.
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