In March 2019, the Utah Legislature passed S.B. 103, "Victim Targeting Penalities," which added protections for race, ethnicity, ability, gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity into our state's hate crimes law.
Utah has this protection in statute
This item indicates state laws that require the collection of data regarding incidents of hate crimes based on sexual orientation or gender identity and reporting that data to the federal government.
Utah still needs this protection
This item indicates a state law that prohibits the use of affirmative defense that may be used to excuse or classify a criminal charge as a lesser charge because the revelation of the victim’s sexual orientation or gender identity caused the defendant to lose control and turn violent.
Utah still needs this protection
This section denotes a state statute that prohibits law enforcement from targeting a person based on their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity without trustworthy information relevant to linking that person to a crime.
Utah still needs this protection
In 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that sodomy laws were unconstitutional. In 2019, the State of Utah repealed our outdated sodomy laws.
Utah has repealed this negative law
The data and definitions below have been pulled from the State Equality Index and compiled by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and the Equality Federation Institute.
Policy or statute in place
Equality in practice - no statute
Work we still need to do
Negative law to be repealed
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Enumerated Hate Crimes Laws
Repealed Sodomy Laws
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Prohibiting Profiling Based on Actual or Perceived LGBTQ Status by Law Enforcement
Mandatory Reporting of Hate Crimes Statistics
Elimination of Bias Rage or Panic Defense for Criminal Acts
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