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SB 396 Resisting arrest; penalty.
Introduced by: Bill R. DeSteph, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Resisting arrest; penalty. Removes the requirement that a person flee in order to be convicted of the Class 1 misdemeanor of resisting arrest and replaces it with failing to submit to the lawful commands of a law-enforcement officer or failing to allow oneself to be physically taken into custody by using either active or passive means to resist.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103685D pdf
- 01/27/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed to Web only 16104429D-S1 pdf
HISTORY
- 01/11/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103685D
- 01/11/16 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/27/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed to Web only 16104429D-S1
- 01/27/16 Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (7-Y 7-N 1-A)