The Online Impersonation Prohibition is up for debate this week in the Utah House of Representatives. It would make it a criminal offense under certain circumstances to impersonate an individual online with the intent to harm, defraud, intimidate, or threaten any individual. The practice of catfishing often occurs in online dating or social-networking scenarios in which someone takes on someone else s identity to seem more attractive or interesting to people they meet online. The bill is sponsored by Utah Rep. Karianne Lisonbee, who says it targets those who actively take on an identity to defraud or harass someone rather than prosecute people.
Source: https://threatpost.com/utah-ponders-making-online-catfishing-a-crime/163456/