HI SB2347

Establishes the new offense of "habitual violent crime" as a class C felony for persons who commit specified violent offenses while having three or more prior violent crime convictions within the preceding five years.

Applies to persons committing assault in the third degree (misdemeanor), assault against law enforcement in the second degree, sexual assault in the fourth degree, or abuse of a family or household member who meet the habitual offender criteria.

Requires prior convictions to be for separate incidents on separate dates and excludes petty misdemeanor convictions from the calculation; prosecution need not prove the defendant's state of mind regarding habitual offender status.

Sentences range from indeterminate imprisonment of five years (minimum one year) or five years probation with conditions including at least one year of imprisonment, with probation available only for first convictions.

Requires the Department of the Attorney General to submit annual reports to the legislature before the 2025 and 2026 regular sessions detailing convictions under this offense, with county prosecuting attorneys providing data by December 1 of 2024 and 2025; bill repeals on June 30, 2027.