Human Trafficking Expungement Amendments

HB 137 allows individuals who were victims of human trafficking (subject to force, fraud, or coercion at the time of the offense) to seek expungement of prostitution, aiding prostitution, or sexual solicitation records without first obtaining a certificate of eligibility. This removes a prior procedural barrier for trafficking victims seeking to clear records related to offenses they committed under coercion. The bill amends Utah's expungement statutes (specifically Sections 77-40a-301, 305, 306, and 78A-2-302) to streamline this process and includes technical adjustments to related legal procedures. It does not appropriate funds and applies only to cases meeting the trafficking victim criteria.