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| SPONSOR: | Miera | DATE TYPED: | 02/20/99 | HB | 275/aSCORC | ||
| SHORT TITLE: | Assault or Battery Upon Sports Officials | SB | |||||
| ANALYST: | O'Connell | ||||||
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| FY99 | FY2000 | FY99 | FY2000 | ||
| NFI | NFI | ||||
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Corrections Department analysis
Administrative Office of the Courts analysis
LFC files
SUMMARY
Synopsis of SCORC Amendment
The amendment changes the penalty for battery upon a sports official from a fourth degree felony to a misdemeanor. Also, it changes the penalty for aggravated battery upon a sports official from a third degree felony to a fourth degree felony. In addition, the amendment changes the penalty for inflicting great bodily harm or assaulting with a deadly weapon from a second degree felony to a third degree felony and deletes a section indicated penalties for assisting one who commits battery upon a sports official.
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 275 would increase by one level or degree the penalty that already exists for assault and battery offenses when the offense is committed against a sports official who is acting in the lawful discharge of his or her duties.
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