Bill Text - HB1179 (2012)

Imposing an extended term of imprisonment for assault against a health care worker.


Revision: Dec. 14, 2011, midnight

HB 1179 – AS INTRODUCED

2012 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL 1179

AN ACT imposing an extended term of imprisonment for assault against a health care worker.

SPONSORS: Rep. White, Graf 11; Rep. Jennifer Coffey, Merr 6; Rep. Shurtleff, Merr 10; Rep. Harding, Graf 11

COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

ANALYSIS

This bill imposes an extended term of imprisonment for assault against a health care worker.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve

AN ACT imposing an extended term of imprisonment for assault against a health care worker.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Extended Imprisonment; Assault on a Health Care Worker. Amend RSA 651:6, I(g) to read as follows:

(g) Has knowingly committed or attempted to commit any of the crimes defined in RSA 631 where he or she knows the victim was, at the time of the commission of the crime, a law enforcement officer, a paid firefighter, volunteer firefighter, on-call firefighter, [or] licensed emergency medical care provider as defined in RSA 153-A:2, V, or health care provider as defined in RSA 141-F:2, IV-b acting in the line of duty;

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2013.