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The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 304 authored by Sen. Koch on intimidation against utility workers. The bill originally provided that a person who communicates a threat to another person with the intent of interfering with providing utility service or communications service for a dwelling, building, or other structure commits intimidation, a Class A … [Read more...] about Intimidation against utility workers

The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1333 authored by Reps. Speedy and Stutzman on nonconsensual pornography. The bill defines "intimate image" and makes it a Class A misdemeanor for a person to distribute or display an intimate image of an individual whom the person knows or reasonably should know does not consent to the distribution or display of the intimate … [Read more...] about Nonconsensual pornography

The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1358 authored by Reps. Morris, Carbaugh, Beau, and Moed on use of unmanned aerial vehicles. The bill allows a law enforcement officer to use an unmanned aerial vehicle to obtain aerial photographs or video images of a crime scene without first obtaining a search warrant in certain instances. The bill also provides that a person … [Read more...] about Use of unmanned aerial vehicles

The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard Sen. Freeman’s SB 240 on terrorism and extortion.  The bill does the following: repeals and replaces in a new article the offense of possession, use, or manufacture of a weapon of mass destruction, agricultural terrorism, terroristic mischief, and terroristic deception specifies that "terrorism" includes the unlawful threat o … [Read more...] about Terrorism and extortion

The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard Sen. Koch’s SB 383 on air or gas operated weapon on school property. The bill provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally points an air or gas operated weapon designed to expel a metal projectile at another person while present on a school bus or property affiliated with, belonging to, or operated by an accredited n … [Read more...] about Air or gas operated weapons on school property