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Utah Code § 53-29-204

Five-year petition for removal from registry -- Eligibility

Enacted by Chapter 291, 2025 General Session

(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;

(b) kidnapping under Subsection 76-5-301(2)(c) or (d);

(c) 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">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">76-5-401.2, if at the time of the offense, the offender is not more than 15 years older than the victim;

(f) a class A misdemeanor violation of:

(i) voyeurism under Section 76-12-306;

(ii) 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).

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.