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House approves tougher penalty for assaults on peace officers
Summary
The Utah House passed a substitute to House Bill 275 clarifying that enhanced penalties for assaulting officers apply when a suspect is legally detained (including Terry stops); Representative Curtis Oda said the change corrects a prior drafting oversight. The bill passed 69-0 and moves to the Senate.
The Utah House on Jan. 30 approved a substitute to House Bill 275 to extend a prior penalty enhancement to situations where a suspect is legally detained prior to arrest, voting 69-0 to send the measure to the Senate.
Representative Curtis Oda, sponsor of the bill, told the House the bill corrects an oversight in prior legislation that increased penalties from a…
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