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HB 1665 Sports officials; person who commits battery against official, penalty.

Introduced by: C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Battery against a sports official; penalty. Provides that if any person commits a battery against another knowing or having reason to know that such other person is a sports official engaged in the performance of his duties as such, he is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also provides that the sentence of such person upon conviction shall include a mandatory minimum fine of $500 and such person shall be ordered to perform a mandatory minimum of 20 hours of community service as a condition of probation supervision. A "sports official" is defined in the bill as a coach, umpire, referee, line judge, or other person employed or volunteering in a similar capacity during an amateur or professional sporting event.

FULL TEXT

• 01/17/20  House: Presented and ordered printed 20105053D  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/17/20  House: Presented and ordered printed 20105053D
• 01/17/20  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/02/20  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
• 02/11/20  House: Left in Courts of Justice