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HB 321 Juvenile correctional officer; assault or an assault and battery upon is Class 6 felony.

Introduced by: Christopher B. Saxman | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Assault or an assault and battery upon any juvenile correctional officer.  Provides that an assault or an assault and battery upon any juvenile correctional officer or other person directly involved in the care, treatment, or supervision of juveniles who are in a juvenile correctional facility, in a secure juvenile detention facility, or in a secure facility operated by or under contract with the Department of Juvenile Justice is a Class 6 felony. This bill expands the class of individuals for whom, if they are victims of an assault, there is a greater penalty for the crime.


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