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HB 1165 IN

Battery and murder by an officer.

IN · session 2021 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 7, 2021

Latest action (Jan 7, 2021) First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code

Summary

Makes the penalty for battery committed by a law enforcement officer acting within the scope of the officer's duty the same level as battery committed on a law enforcement officer. Makes murder committed by a law enforcement officer acting within the scope of the officer's duty an aggravating circumstance permitting imposition of the death penalty.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (2)
  1. Jan 7, 2021 Authored by Representative Bartlett · lower
  2. Jan 7, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code · lower
Subjects
CRIMES AND OFFENSES, Offenses Against PersonsCRIMES AND OFFENSES, SentencingLAW ENFORCEMENT generally

Text versions (1)

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  • Introduced House Bill (H) · Jan 5, 2021 · PDF

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