Yes means yes: a new legal standard for consent on Tuesday's Access Utah
- Author
- Tom Williams
- Published
- Tue 15 Feb 2022
- Episode Link
- https://www.upr.org/show/access-utah/2022-02-15/yes-means-yes-a-new-legal-standard-for-consent-on-tuesdays-access-utah
Rep. Angela Romero, D-Salt Lake City, is sponsoring HB98 which would create a third-degree felony offense of sexual conduct without affirmative consent. Current Utah law defines sexual abuse as when “the victim expresses lack of consent through words or conduct.”
