(1) As used in this section: (a) "Offense against a child or minor" means an offense that is: (i) child abuse as described in Section 76-5-109 ; (ii) child torture, as described in Section 76-5-109.4 ; (iii) aggravated child abuse as described in Section 76-5-109.2 ; (iv) abuse or neglect of a child with a disability as described in Section 76-5-110 ; (v) child abuse homicide as described in Section 76-5-208 ; (vi) kidnapping as described in Section 76-5-301 , if committed against an individual under 18 years old; (vii) child kidnapping as described in Section 76-5-301.1 ; (viii) aggravated kidnapping as described in Section 76-5-302 , if committed against an individual under 18 years old; (ix) human trafficking of a child for labor as described in Section 76-5-308.5 ; (x) human trafficking of a child for commercial sexual exploitation as described in Section 76-5-308.6 ; (xi) unlawful sexual activity with a minor as described in Section 76-5-401 ; (xii) sexual abuse of a minor as described in Section 76-5-401.1 ; (xiii) rape as described in Section 76-5-402 , if committed against an individual under 18 years old; (xiv) rape of a child as described in Section 76-5-402.1 ; (xv) object rape as described in Section 76-5-404.2 , if committed against an individual under 18 years old; (xvi) object rape of a child as described in Section 76-5-402.3 ; (xvii) forcible sodomy as described in Section 76-5-403 , if committed against an individual under 18 years old; (xviii) sodomy on a child as described in Section 76-5-403.1 ; (xix) forcible sexual abuse as described in Section 76-5-404 , if committed against an individual under 18 years old; (xx) sexual abuse of a child as described in Section 76-5-404.1 ; (xxi) aggravated sexual abuse of a child as described in Section 76-5-404.3 ; (xxii) aggravated sexual assault as described in Section 76-5-405 , if committed against an individual under 18 years old; (xxiii) unlawful kissing of a child as described in Section 76-5-416.2 ; or (xxiv) unlawful kissing of a minor as described in Section 76-5-416.4 . (b) "Ritual" means an event or act, or a series of events or acts: (i) marked by specific actions, specific gestures, ceremonial objects, ceremonial clothing, religious texts, or specific words; and (ii) designed to commemorate, celebrate, or solemnize a particular occasion or significance in a religious, cultural, social, institutional, or other context. (2) For a defendant convicted of an offense against a child or minor, it is an aggravating factor if the sentencing court finds that the defendant committed the offense as part of, or to facilitate, a ritual or a training or practice to perform a ritual. (3) When sentencing a defendant convicted of an offense against a child or minor subject to the aggravating factor described in Subsection (2) , the sentencing court shall consider the aggravating factor and include the aggravating factor in the judgment of commitment. (4) In determining the length of imprisonment for a defendant imprisoned for a conviction of an offense against a child or minor subject to the aggravating factor described in Subsection (2) , the Board of Pardons and Parole shall consider the aggravating factor.
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