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IN HB1480

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/18/2017

Primary Sponsor

Heath VanNatter

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Battery against a utility worker engaged in ordinary employment duties becomes a Level 6 felony instead of a Class B misdemeanor.

  • Battery against a utility worker resulting in bodily injury becomes a Level 5 felony.

  • Defines "utility worker" as individuals employed by public utilities, municipally owned utilities, cable/satellite television companies, telecommunications carriers, electric cooperatives, telephone cooperatives, or nonprofit utilities.

  • Effective July 1, 2017.

Legislative Description

Battery on utility employees. Makes battery a Level 6 felony instead of a Class B misdemeanor if the battery is committed against a utility worker engaged in the ordinary course of the utility worker's employment. Makes the offense a Level 5 felony if the battery results in bodily injury to the utility worker.

Last Action

Representative Hatfield added as coauthor

2/6/2017

Committee Referrals

Courts and Criminal Code1/18/2017

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