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Committee approves felony upgrade for interference with a peace officer; prosecutors urged the change
Summary
Senate File 87 would make interference that causes bodily injury to a peace officer a felony (punishable by up to 10 years). Sponsors said the change gives prosecutors an additional tool where proving mens rea has been challenging; the committee adopted a clarifying amendment and advanced the bill 5-0.
Senator Kohl (Kolb in parts of the transcript) presented Senate File 87 to the Judiciary Committee, describing the measure as an amendment to the existing offense of interference with a peace officer that elevates some conduct to a felony. Under the sponsor’s description, the bill adds language that would make it a felony (punishable by up to 10 years) if a person ‘‘in the course of violating subsection a of this section causes bodily injury to a peace officer while that peace officer is engaging in the lawful…
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