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SB 853 Assault and battery; adds magistrates within enhanced penalty provision.

Introduced by: J. Chapman Petersen | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Assault and battery of magistrate; penalty. Elevates the punishment for committing an assault and battery against a magistrate who is engaged in the performance of his public duties from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony, with a six-month mandatory minimum term of confinement. The bill incorporates SB 966.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Assault and battery of magistrate; penalty. Elevates the  punishment for committing an assault and battery against a magistrate who is  engaged in the performance of his public duties from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony, with a six-month mandatory minimum term of confinement.