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HB243: Sports official; battery against, penalty.
Chief Patron
Del.
Steve Shannon (D-35)
Steve Shannon
(D-35)
Vienna, VA
Served: 2004–
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Status
Bill is Dead
Summary
Battery against a sports official; penalty. Provides that if any person commits a battery against another knowing or having reason to know that such other person is a sports official engaged in the performance of his duties as such, he shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and the sentence of such person upon conviction shall include a mandatory minimum fine of $1,000. A "sports official" is defined as a coach, umpire, referee, line judge or other person employed or volunteering in a similar capacity during a sporting event. View Full Text »
Poll Results
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