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1997 SESSION

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HB 1907 Assault against a law-enforcement officer.

Introduced by: Robert F. McDonnell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Assault and battery against a law-enforcement officer. Provides that a person who commits a simple assault or assault and battery against a law-enforcement officer shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and sentenced to a mandatory, minimum term of confinement for six months, 30 days of which cannot be suspended. The bill also increases the penalty to a Class 6 felony from a Class 1 misdemeanor, but keeps the minimum, mandatory period of incarceration at six months for assault and battery using a firearm against a law-enforcement officer.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 972372350  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/08/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 972372350
• 01/08/97  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/15/97  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 02/04/97  House: No action taken by Courts of Justice by voice vote