SB 1033 Summary

• Creates a sentencing enhancement requiring any offense committed in furtherance of a riot or unlawful assembly to be charged as one felony class higher than the underlying offense.

• Adds aggravated assault on a peace officer during a riot or unlawful assembly as a Class 6 felony with mandatory minimum sentencing and no probation eligibility.

• Expands burglary in the first degree to include committing burglary during a riot when conditions from the riot (civil unrest, power outages, curfews, reduced first responder presence) facilitate the crime.

• Creates a new Class 1 misdemeanor offense of "mob intimidation" for assembled groups using force or threats to compel or induce others to take or refrain from actions against their will.

• Establishes municipal civil liability for cities and towns that breach their duty to allow law enforcement to appropriately respond to riots or unlawful assemblies, making them liable for damages including personal injury, wrongful death, and property damage.