Moral Turpitude (S 2705)

ACLU-drafted legislation removing the phrase “moral turpitude” from state licensing statutes was heard in March by the Senate Health and Human Services committee.

ACLU-drafted legislation removing the phrase “moral turpitude” from state licensing statutes was heard in March by the Senate Health and Human Services committee. This phrase, which appears numerous times in state law, is undefined and overly broad, leading to considerable interpretation and misuse. In order to provide uniformity to the state licensing statutes, this phrase should be eliminated. This legislation failed to move out of committee this year.