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2009 SESSION
HB 2492 Assault & battery; penalty when committed against Metro Washington Airport Authority police officer.
Introduced by: Paula J. Miller | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Assault and battery of law-enforcement officer; penalty. Adds Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority police officers to the definition of law-enforcement officer, which means that the punishment for committing an assault and battery on such an officer who is engaged in the performance of his public duties is elevated from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony, with a six-month term of confinement, 30 days of which is a mandatory minimum.
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HISTORY
- 01/14/09 House: Presented and ordered printed 098726644
- 01/14/09 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/20/09 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 02/10/09 House: Left in Courts of Justice