HI HB444

Removes the requirement that a defendant must have known or reasonably should have known that a victim was 60 years of age or older for enhanced penalties to apply in crimes against seniors

Applies to mandatory minimum sentencing provisions for felonies causing death or serious bodily injury to persons 60 or older, while retaining the knowledge requirement for victims who are blind, paraplegic, quadriplegic, or 8 years old or younger

Eliminates the knowledge-of-age requirement for first and second degree assault charges when the victim is 60 or older

Removes the knowledge-of-age requirement for theft in the first and second degree, unauthorized entry into a dwelling, and forgery in the first and second degree when targeting victims 60 or older

Retains the knowledge requirement for extended term sentencing criteria when victims are handicapped or minors 8 years old or younger, but not for victims 60 or older