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2015 SESSION
HB 1611 Assault and battery; felony when committed against certain persons.
Introduced by: Jackson H. Miller | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Assault and battery against certain persons. Amends provision making it a Class 6 felony to commit an assault or an assault and battery against judges, magistrates, law-enforcement officers, correctional officers, firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, and persons directly involved in the care, treatment, or supervision of certain inmates, juvenile offenders, and sexually violent predators when they are engaged in the performance of their public duties to state that the crime occurs regardless of where in the Commonwealth the public duties are performed. The bill provides that its provisions are declarative of existing law.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Assault and battery against certain persons. Amends provision making it a Class 6 felony to commit an assault or an assault and battery against judges, magistrates, law-enforcement officers, correctional officers, firefighters, and emergency medical services personnel and persons directly involved in the care, treatment, or supervision of certain inmates, juvenile offenders, and sexually violent predators, when they are engaged in the performance of their public duties to state that the crime may occur anywhere in the Commonwealth. The bill provides that its provisions are declarative of existing law.