The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard Rep. Lauer’s HB 1192 on theft by public servants. The original bill required that a public servant who commits theft of public funds having a value of at least $750 be sentenced to a mandatory term of imprisonment of at least 30 days as part of the sentence; and it specified that: (1) the mandatory term is not suspendible; and (2) t … [Read more...] about Theft by public servants
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Death or injury to animals
For amend and vote only, the House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard Rep. Hatfield’s HB 1615 on death or injury to animals. The bill increases the offense level for certain animal cruelty crimes, amends and creates certain definitions for offenses relating to animals, and provides that a person who prevails in an action based on the wrongful death of the person's companion a … [Read more...] about Death or injury to animals
Reckless homicide
For amend and vote only, the House Courts & Criminal Code Committee heard Sen. Thompson’s HB 1051 on reckless homicide. The original bill increased the penalty for reckless homicide to a Level 4 felony, and specified that a person commits a separate offense for each person killed. The bill was amended to instead send this topic to a summer study committee. The amended bill p … [Read more...] about Reckless homicide
Sentencing after probation revocation
The Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law heard Sen. Head’s SB 319 on sentencing after probation revocation removing the statutory provision requiring the commission of a new criminal offense from the probation revocation statute concerning Level 6 offenses. The bill was amended by consent to clarify that a person must be charged with a new offense to be eligible for c … [Read more...] about Sentencing after probation revocation
Community corrections and credit time
For amend and vote only, the Committee heard HB 1080 on community corrections and credit time authored by Rep. Steuerwald and Rep. McNamara. The bill provides that a person who is placed in a community corrections program may be deprived of earned good time credit due to a violation of a term of the person's community corrections sentence as provided under protocols adopted by the … [Read more...] about Community corrections and credit time