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Utah Code § 76-5-409

Corroboration of admission by child's statement

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. Rimmasch (1989)

Most recently applied in State v. Rimmasch (May 1989)

Enacted by Chapter 88, 1983 General Session

(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law requiring corroboration of admissions or confessions, and notwithstanding any prohibition of hearsay evidence, a child's statement indicating in any manner the occurrence of the sexual offense involving the child is sufficient corroboration of the admission or the confession regardless of whether or not the child is available to testify regarding the offense.

(2) A child, for purposes of Subsection (1), is a person under the age of 14.

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