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IN HB1372
Bill
Status
1/16/2018
Primary Sponsor
Scott Pelath
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AI Summary
HB 1372 Summary
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Defines "marine safety device" as a device placed on public property in a location owned or operated by an agency for use in rescuing individuals from water.
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Makes damaging a marine safety device at its designated location a Level 6 felony if the damage interferes with proper use or renders the device destroyed and unusable.
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Makes removing a marine safety device from its designated location a Level 6 felony for theft, except when removal is for the purpose of rescuing an individual from water.
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Effective July 1, 2018.
Legislative Description
Crimes related to water safety equipment. Provides that if a person recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally damages a marine safety device at its designated location and the damage: (1) interferes with the proper use of the marine safety device; or (2) causes the marine safety device to be destroyed and rendered unusable; the person commits the offense of criminal mischief as a Level 6 felony. Provides that a person who removes a marine safety device from its designated location for a purpose other than using the device to rescue an individual from the water commits the offense of theft as a
Last Action
Representatives Pressel and Moseley added as coauthors
1/22/2018