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HI SB78
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/17/2013
Primary Sponsor
William Espero
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AI Summary
- Creates a new Class C felony offense for resisting arrest in the first degree when a person intentionally removes or attempts to remove a firearm from a law enforcement officer during an arrest
- Applies only when the officer is acting under color of official authority
- Committee findings note that attempting to disarm an officer constitutes malicious conduct posing an immediate threat to the officer and others nearby
- Intended to discourage individuals from physically resisting law enforcement officers while arrests are being made
- Recommended for passage by the Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs with referral to the Committee on Judiciary and Labor
Legislative Description
Resisting Arrest in the First Degree
Last Action
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDL.
2/11/2013
Committee Referrals
Judiciary and Labor2/11/2013
Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs1/17/2013
Full Bill Text
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