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SB504: Assault and battery; penalty when against attorneys for State.
Chief Patron
Sen.
Richard Stuart (R-28)
Richard Stuart
(R-28)
Served: 2008–
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Status
02/29/2008: Failed to Pass in Committee
Summary
Assault and battery; penalties. Adds magistrates, attorneys for the Commonwealth, criminal-case jurors, and criminal-case witnesses who are engaged in their duties to the persons for whom there is an enhanced penalty if the person committing the assault knows or has reason to know the other person's status. The current penalty is a Class 6 felony with a mandatory minimum confinement of six months. This bill raises the penalty to a Class 4 felony with a mandatory minimum confinement of six months, for the added persons and those covered under current law which includes: judges, law-enforcement officers, certain Department of Corrections employees, firefighters, and rescue squad personnel.
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