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1 1 Section 1. Section 704.2, subsections 3 and 4, Code 1997,
1 2 are amended to read as follows:
1 3 3. The discharge of a firearm, other than a firearm loaded
1 4 with less lethal munitions and discharged by a peace officer
1 5 in the line of duty, in the direction of some person with the
1 6 knowledge of the person's presence there, even though no
1 7 intent to inflict serious physical injury can be shown.
1 8 4. The discharge of a firearm, other than a firearm loaded
1 9 with less lethal munitions and discharged by a peace officer
1 10 in the line of duty, at a vehicle in which a person is known
1 11 to be.
1 12 Sec. 2. Section 704.2, Code 1997, is amended by adding the
1 13 following new unnumbered paragraph:
1 14 NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH. As used in this section, "less
1 15 lethal munitions" means projectiles which are designed to
1 16 stun, temporarily incapacitate, or cause temporary discomfort
1 17 to a person without penetrating the person's body.
1 18 EXPLANATION
1 19 This bill provides that the use of less lethal munitions by
1 20 peace officers in the line of duty is not deadly force. The
1 21 bill defines less lethal munitions as projectiles which are
1 22 designed to stun, temporarily incapacitate, or cause temporary
1 23 discomfort without penetrating the body.
1 24 LSB 2259YH 77
1 25 mk/sc/14
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