| SB 0527 | Killing Police Animals |
| Sponsor: | MOSELEY | ||
| LR Number: | S2142.01P | Fiscal Note: | 2142-01 |
| Committee: | Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence | ||
| Last Action: | 04/16/96 - Defeated on H Third Reading - Consent | ||
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| Effective Date: | August 28, 1996 | ||
SB 527 - This act makes it a crime to attack a police animal. A person is guilty of killing a police animal if he purposely causes the death of the animal while that animal is involved in an investigation, is apprehending a criminal, or is in the custody or under the control of a law enforcement officer or a corrections officer. Killing a police animal is a Class D felony.
A person is guilty of assault on a police animal if he purposely attempts to kill or cause serious injury to that animal. Assault on a police animal is a Class D felony.
This act is similar to SB 356 from 1995.
JAMES KLAHR