The Youth Sports Alliance Presents the Power of Play – Utah Law S.B. 158

TOPIC: Utah Law S.B. 158

This new bill addresses requirements for youth organizations that hire individuals or use volunteers in the supervision of youth. This bill went into effect May 1^st, 2025

Join us for a 30 minute presentation from:

• Margaret Olsen Summit County Attorney’s Office

A dedicated question and answer segment will follow, focusing on the implications of Utah Law S.B. 158 for your organization.

This bill requires youth service organizations to:

Conduct a search of the Utah and national sex offender registries before employing or using as a volunteer an individual who would be responsible to care for or supervise children; and provide training and have policies and procedures concerning the identification and reporting of sexual abuse; provides that for certain purposes, a youth service organization is considered negligent if it fails to conduct a sex offender registry search, or employs or uses as a volunteer an individual who was on the Utah or national sex offender registry; allows an insurer to request information from a youth service organization concerning compliance with the requirements of this bill; and states that the provisions of the bill do not abrogate any existing cause of action or create a new private right of action.