Governor Cox signs bill to better support families of crime victims

SALT LAKE CITY — A bill signed into law earlier this week by Governor Spencer Cox is aimed at helping the families of crime victims. "The bill basically says that if somebody in the commission of a crime, including driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, kills or permanently disabled, a parent or guardian of a minor child, meaning under the age of 18 is part of the criminal sentence they can be ordered to pay restitution," said Rep. Steve Eliason, the bill sponsor. Rep. Eliason told FOX 13...