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Bill Title: Crimes against public safety officials. Increases the penalty for battery if it is committed against a public safety official or a relative of a public safety official because of the official's status or perceived status as a public safety official, and increases the penalty for criminal recklessness if it is committed against: (1) a public safety official while the official is engaged in the official's official duties; or (2) a public safety official or a relative of a public safety official if the offense is committed because of the official's status or perceived status as a public safety official.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-10 - First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code [HB1297 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2017-HB1297-Introduced.pdf

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