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By Allen Christensen
Utah State Senator, District 19

I'll be running a bill entitled Confidentiality of Reports to Drivers License Division.

We've discussed this on the Senate Site after too many bitterly tragic cases of senior-caused car fatalities. It's not anonymous reporting, it is reporting that will be kept confidential. There is a big difference. This bill will save lives.

Another of my controversial bills – the Animal Cruelty Amendment - was brought before the Senate in the Special Session in August. We're almost finished ironing out the text. Essentially, it will make the second animal cruelty offense a felony if it occurs within 5 years of a first offense.

1 Comments:

 Anonymous said...

Senator: Why the wait of 5 years between animal cruelty offenses before it becomes a "serious" offense? Do you really believe that people who behave in such a way are not going to just continue their atrocious behavior again and again?? In the span of 5 years such a perpetrator could very easily move into the realm of violence towards people (a well documented corrollary).

What is this 5-year business all about? Please clarify.
And, please re-consider your current pending animal cruelty bill to make the FIRST offense for intentional animal torture a 3rd degree felony.

Utah has a shameful record for animal abuse. Let's move this state into the 21st century.
You have a lot of power to make that happen. Please listen to your constituents. Remember that we elected you into office.

Patricia Klein
St George UT

1/30/2008 1:56 PM  

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