Senate Bill 1366 Summary

• Adds a new aggravating circumstance (paragraph 25) for sentencing when a defendant is convicted of aggravated assault on a peace officer and the crime was committed out of malice toward the victim because of their employment as a peace officer.

• Clarifies that it is not a defense or mitigating circumstance in aggravated assault prosecutions against peace officers that the officer was not on duty or engaged in execution of official duties.

• Removes language requiring that assault on a peace officer occur "while the officer is engaged in the execution of any official duties" from sentencing provisions in section 13-1204, making the offense severity apply regardless of duty status.

• Officially designates the legislation as the "Blue Lives Matter Law."