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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Owen Scott

Utah lawmaker creates bill to try and block people from crossing the border for underage marriages

A Utah lawmaker has drafted a bill to block people from crossing the state border with the intention of conducting an illegal, underage marriage.

Representative Melissa Garff Ballard’s House Bill 103 would criminalise unlawfully marrying a minor, travelling out of state to marry a minor and transporting a minor for an illegal marriage.

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