The proposed Utah Senate Bill would remove certain criminal offenses that require lifetime registration in the Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry from the list and replace it with a list that only requires a 10-year requirement.

If the bill is passed into law, an individual who was required to register for life on the registry because of a conviction that occurred before May 7, could:

Request for early removal of an individual from the register in accordance with the current statute if they are required to be registered for 10 years.

If the person has already completed the required registration period and met all the requirements, they can request that the Department of Public Safety remove them from the list. They may also make technical and conforming modifications.

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A person on the lifetime sex offenders registry has to wait for 20 years to appear before a court to have their name removed from the list. Senate Bill 0155 could change this number to 12 years.

The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Todd Weiler of Woods Cross (R), says that Utah has a database of about 11,000 sex criminals. Offenders can be placed on the database for 10 years or for life.

Weiler stated, “I think other people who have made mistakes, and it has been decades, that they’ve shown good behavior, gone through therapy, should be given a chance to present their case before a judge,” “That’s what this bill does.”

Weilder said it depends on the individual case.

Utah has three different levels of criminals. Level one is the least likely, while level three is most likely.

The judge will decide whether this person is no longer a danger or not. Weiler explained that if they are denied after 12 year, they can apply again after 5 years.

Utahns say they can view the bill in different ways.

Darwin Jepsen, a resident of the area, said that some sex offender may be able move on while others might not.

Jepsen believes it is important to give individuals a chance at re-entering society.

Logn Gushiken, of Salt Lake City, said: “I believe there is a judgment that will be placed on the person, by other people, job markets, possible loan services and so forth. This is very important.” It could stay with you for life, which is a difficult thought to contemplate.

Weiler stated that offenders will undergo specific treatment and therapies to assess their level of threat while serving their sentences.

He said, “I believe that part of criminal justice is that we want to give people hope that they will be able to return to a normal life in society.”

Weiler says that he has received many complaints online and through his email, but he also claims to have received stories from the families of offender who are asking for change. He said that the bill doesn’t affect the sentence of the offender, who would still have to wait for the required amount of time and serve their sentence before appearing before a court.

The victim would be informed of the petition and have the chance to object.