Utah Repeals 1973 Law That Criminalized Sex Outside Of Marriage
The "fornication law" had designated sex between unmarried people as a class B misdemeanor, carrying a penalty of up to six months in jail or a maximum fine of $1000.
by Sasha Ingber
Mar 29, 2019
1 minute
Until this week, sex between unmarried people in Utah was technically illegal, a vestige from earlier times.
That changed Wednesday, after Gov. Gary Herbert signed a bill that decriminalizes sex outside of marriage
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