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HB3189: Assault and battery; certain punishment if against law-enforcement officer.
Chief Patron
Del.
Ken Melvin (D-80)
Ken Melvin
(D-80)
Portsmouth, VA
Served: 1986–
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Status
Bill is Dead
Summary
Assault or assault and battery upon a law-enforcement officer. Provides that upon the trial of any person charged with assault or assault and battery upon a law-enforcement officer, when the level of the offense is minimal, the court in its discretion may find the accused guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, punishment for which shall include a mandatory minimum term of incarceration of 30 days.
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