Legislative Description

To authorize a $5,000 fine for assault when the victim is a hospital health care professional, health care worker, or security officer whom the offender knows or has reasonable cause to know is such a professional, worker, or officer, the victim is engaged in the performance of the victim's duties, and the hospital offers de-escalation or crisis intervention training; to increase the penalty for assault to a felony of the fifth degree when committed against any of the specified hospital personnel in the specified circumstances if the offender previously was convicted of a specified assault or homicide offense committed in those circumstances; to authorize a $5,000 fine for assault when the victim is a judge, magistrate, prosecutor, or court official or employee whom the offender knows or has reasonable cause to know is a judge, magistrate, prosecutor, or court official or employee and the victim is engaged in the performance of the victim's duties; to increase the penalty for assault to a felony of the fifth degree when committed against any of the specified justice system personnel in the specified circumstances if the offender previously was convicted of a specified assault or homicide offense committed against any of the specified justice system personnel in the specified circumstances; to include felony assault when committed against any of the specified hospital or justice system personnel in the specified circumstances within the community control presumption of the Felony Sentencing Law; to make clarifying changes in that presumption; and to authorize hospitals to post a warning sign indicating that abuse or assault of staff will not be tolerated and might result in a felony conviction.

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