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2003 SESSION
HB 2826 Resisting arrest.
Introduced by: Ryan T. McDougle | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Resisting arrest. Provides that any person who intentionally prevents or attempts to prevent a law-enforcement officer from lawfully arresting him, with or without a warrant, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The crime is defined as fleeing from a law-enforcement officer when (i) the officer applies physical force to the person, or (ii) the officer communicates to the person that he is under arrest and (a) the officer has the legal authority and the immediate physical ability to place the person under arrest, and (b) a reasonable person who receives such communication knows or should know that he is not free to leave. This bill is identical to SB 1336.
FULL TEXT
- 01/17/03 House: Presented & ordered printed 039838838 pdf | impact statement
- 02/01/03 House: Committee substitute printed 031829838-H1 pdf
- 02/27/03 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2826ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/27/03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0805) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/17/03 House: Presented & ordered printed 039838838
- 01/17/03 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/31/03 House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (17-Y 4-N)
- 02/01/03 House: Committee substitute printed 031829838-H1
- 02/01/03 House: Read first time
- 02/03/03 House: Read second time
- 02/03/03 House: Committee substitute agreed to 031829838-H1
- 02/03/03 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute 031829838-H1
- 02/04/03 House: Read third time and passed House (86-Y 13-N)
- 02/04/03 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (86-Y 13-N)
- 02/04/03 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/05/03 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/05/03 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/10/03 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/03 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/03 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/03 Senate: Read third time
- 02/12/03 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/03 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/03 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2826ER)
- 03/05/03 House: Enrolled
- 03/05/03 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/03 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/20/03 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 805 (effective 7/1/03)
- 03/27/03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0805)