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SB1233: Assault and battery; adds conservators of the peace to definition in statute.
Chief Patron
Sen.
Mark Obenshain (R-26)
Mark Obenshain
(R-26)
Served: 2004–
Progress
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Status
Bill is Dead
Summary
Assault and battery; federal law-enforcement officers. Adds federal law-enforcement officers to the definition of law-enforcement officer in the assault and battery statute, so that the enhanced punishment will apply. The enhanced punishment is a Class 6 felony with a mandatory minimum term of six months versus a Class 1 misdemeanor.
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