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2000 SESSION

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HB 329 Disarming a law-enforcement or correctional officer.

Introduced by: Vincent F. Callahan, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Disarming a law-enforcement or correctional officer. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who knows or has reason to know a person is a law-enforcement or correctional officer or an employee of the Department of Corrections and, with the intent to impede or prevent the officer from performing his official duties, by assault or otherwise, knowingly and without the officer's permission, removes a chemical irritant weapon, or impact weapon from the possession of the officer or deprives the officer of the use of the weapon. If the weapon removed is a firearm or stun weapon, the crime is a Class 6 felony.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Disarming a law-enforcement or correctional officer. Creates a Class 6 felony for any person who knows or has reason to know a person is a law-enforcement or correctional officer or an employee of the Department of Corrections and, with the intent to impede or prevent the officer from performing his official duties, by assault or otherwise, knowingly and without the officer's permission, removes a firearm, a chemical irritant weapon, stun weapon, or impact weapon from the possession of the officer or deprives the officer of the use of the weapon.