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HB 1315 Sports official; punishment for using abusive language towards official.

Introduced by: Patrick A. Hope | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Abusive language; sports official; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for a person to, in the presence or hearing of a sports official, curse or abuse the sports official or use violent abusive language toward the sports official concerning the sports official or his relations under circumstances reasonably calculated to provoke a breach of the peace. Currently, such conduct is punished as a Class 3 misdemeanor regardless of the subject of such conduct.


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