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IN HB1297
Bill
Status
1/10/2017
Primary Sponsor
Michael Karickhoff
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AI Summary
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Increases battery penalties to Level 6 felony when committed against a public safety official during official duties or against a public safety official/relative because of their official status or perceived status.
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Increases battery penalties to Level 5 felony when it results in bodily injury to a public safety official during official duties or to a public safety official/relative because of their official status or perceived status.
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Increases criminal recklessness penalties to Level 6 felony when committed against a public safety official during official duties or against a public safety official/relative because of their official status or perceived status.
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Increases criminal recklessness penalties to Level 5 felony when bodily fluid or waste infected with hepatitis, tuberculosis, or HIV is placed on a public safety official or their relative because of the official's status or perceived status.
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Defines "public safety official" to include law enforcement officers, corrections employees, probation officers, firefighters, emergency medical services providers, judicial officers, and related personnel; defines "relative" to include spouse, parents, children, grandchildren, siblings, cousins, and in-laws.
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Effective July 1, 2017.
Legislative Description
Crimes against public safety officials. Increases the penalty for battery if it is committed against a public safety official or a relative of a public safety official because of the official's status or perceived status as a public safety official, and increases the penalty for criminal recklessness if it is committed against: (1) a public safety official while the official is engaged in the official's official duties; or (2) a public safety official or a relative of a public safety official if the offense is committed because of the official's status or perceived status as a public safety official.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
1/10/2017