HB445 - Anti-Aggravated Riot Act Summary

• Creates new crimes of assault against a first responder in the first degree (Class B felony with 6-month minimum) and second degree (Class C felony with 3-month minimum), with restitution requirements for medical treatment and property damage.

• Establishes the crime of aggravated riot (Class C felony with 3-month minimum) when riot participants collectively cause over $2,500 in property damage or physical injury, and creates unlawful traffic interference crime (Class A misdemeanor, Class C felony on second/subsequent offense or if injury/damage results).

• Amends riot and inciting to riot statutes to classify as Class A misdemeanors with 30-day minimum sentences and restitution requirements; amends assault in the second degree statute to add protections for first responders and utility workers.

• Establishes 24-hour hold requirement before bail consideration for defendants arrested for assault against first responders, riot, inciting to riot, aggravated riot, or unlawful traffic interference.

• Prohibits "defunded jurisdictions" (those reducing law enforcement budgets by 50% or more without reallocating to community policing) from receiving state grants, revenue sharing, or liquor store profits until funding is restored; does not apply to jurisdictions with fewer than 20 full-time officers.