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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 708.12 DISARMING A PEACE 1 2 OFFICER. 1 3 1. A person who knowingly or intentionally removes or 1 4 attempts to remove a firearm or weapon from the possession of 1 5 a peace officer, when the officer is in the performance of any 1 6 act which is within the scope of the lawful duty or authority 1 7 of that officer and the person knew or should have known the 1 8 individual to be a peace officer, commits the offense of 1 9 disarming a peace officer. 1 10 2. A person who attempts to disarm a peace officer is 1 11 guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor. 1 12 3. A person who disarms a peace officer is guilty of a 1 13 class "D" felony. 1 14 4. A person who knowingly or intentionally discharges the 1 15 officer's firearm or weapon while disarming or attempting to 1 16 disarm a peace officer commits a class "C" felony. 1 17 EXPLANATION 1 18 This bill creates the new criminal offense of disarming a 1 19 weapon from a peace officer. A person must intentionally 1 20 remove or attempt to remove a weapon from the control of an 1 21 officer that is on duty. If a person attempts to remove a 1 22 weapon and is unsuccessful, the person is guilty of an 1 23 aggravated misdemeanor. If a person removes the weapon from 1 24 the control of an officer, the person is guilty of a class "D" 1 25 felony. If a person intentionally discharges the weapon 1 26 during the commission of the offense, the person is guilty of 1 27 a class "C" felony. 1 28 LSB 3636HC 77 1 29 jm/cf/24
Text: HSB00564 Text: HSB00566 Text: HSB00500 - HSB00599 Text: HSB Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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