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SB 1474 Arrest; resisting law-enforcement officers, etc.

Introduced by: Bill R. DeSteph, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Resisting arrest; penalty. Expands the Class 1 misdemeanor of resisting arrest to include, in addition to fleeing from a law-enforcement officer, attempting to escape from the lawful custody of a law-enforcement officer by force or violence.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Resisting arrest; penalty. Expands the Class 1 misdemeanor of resisting arrest to include, in addition to fleeing from a law-enforcement officer, failing to allow oneself to be physically taken into custody by using active means to resist.