UT SJR001

Amends Utah Rule of Evidence 404 to allow courts to admit evidence of a defendant's prior sexual assaults to prove propensity to commit the charged crime in sexual assault cases involving adult victims

Expands admissible evidence in child molestation cases to include prior sexual exploitation of a minor offenses (Utah Code Sections 76-5b-201 and 76-5b-201.1), in addition to the existing allowance for other child molestation acts

Defines "child molestation" as sexual offenses committed against children younger than 14 years old, and "sexual assault" as offenses under Utah Code Title 76, Chapter 5, Part 4, including substantially similar offenses from other jurisdictions

Requires prosecution to disclose evidence of prior sexual assaults in accordance with Rule 16(a)(5) of Utah Rules of Criminal Procedure, including witness statements or summaries of expected testimony

Takes effect upon a two-thirds vote of all members elected to each house of the Legislature, as required by the Utah Constitution for amending court-adopted rules of evidence