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Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code
Chapter 5 - Offenses Against the Person
Part 4 - Sexual Offenses
Section 409 - Corroboration of admission by child's statement.
Universal Citation: UT Code § 76-5-409 (2017)
76-5-409. Corroboration of admission by child's statement.
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.
Enacted by Chapter 88, 1983 General Session
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