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Utah Senate, House Pass Jack Thompson's Game Sales Bill
3/15/2009

Ars Technica reports that the Utah State Senate and House have both passed Jack Thompson's projected law act codification that would stiffen penalties for the sale of M-rated games to minors. Oddly, on its trip through the state legislature, amendments rendered it largely ineffective; retailers are in the clear if the jobholder who sold the game goes through a guidance program, or if the minor misrepresents his age. It's also workable




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