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Committee advances bill creating misdemeanor for approaching officers after warning
Summary
House Bill 11-22, which would make it a class C misdemeanor for a person to knowingly approach a law enforcement officer after being warned to stop when the officer reasonably believes the person is interfering with duties, advanced out of the Corrections and Criminal Law Committee on a unanimous vote.
House Bill 11-22, which would make it a class C misdemeanor for a person to knowingly approach a law enforcement officer after being warned to stop when the officer reasonably believes the person is interfering with law enforcement duties, advanced out of the Corrections and Criminal Law Committee on a unanimous vote.
Sponsor testimony said the bill responds to court decisions about the 25-foot buffer zone law enacted in 2023 and aims to resolve a vagueness concern identified by a…
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