H.E.A. 1240, P.L. 148 Effective: July 1, 2024 Makes numerous changes to the criminal law, including: (1) changing references from "county prosecuting attorney" to "prosecuting attorney"; (2) specifying the membership of county school safety commissions; (3) removing and replacing the organized theft statute; (4) increasing the penalty for fraud and battery under certain … [Read more...] about Criminal law issues
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Various criminal law matters
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 343 on various criminal matters authored by Sen. Freeman. The bill provides the following: The bill was amended by consent to do the following: (1) specify when a law enforcement officer is required to offer a person a breath test; (2) permit the disclosure of an online marketplace to be part of the marketplace's … [Read more...] about Various criminal law matters
Theft and sale of catalytic converters and valuable metals
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 167 on theft and sale of catalytic converters and valuable metals, authored by Sen. Sandlin and sponsored by Rep. J. Young and Rep. Davis. The bill does the following: provides that the theft of a component part of a motor vehicle, including a catalytic converter, is a Level 6 felony; expands qualifying prior convictions for L … [Read more...] about Theft and sale of catalytic converters and valuable metals
Theft of catalytic converters
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 167, authored by Sen. Sandlin regarding theft of catalytic converters. The bill provides the theft of a component part of a motor vehicle, including a catalytic converter, is a Level 6 felony. Expands qualifying prior convictions for Level 6 felony theft to include robbery and burglary. The bill was amended by consent to … [Read more...] about Theft of catalytic converters
Theft by public servants
H.E.A. 1192, P.L. 203 Effective: May 2, 2019 Specifies that in the case of a public servant who criminally exerts unauthorized control over public funds of the public servant's employer, the employer may be reimbursed from the public servant's public pension fund contributions and benefits. Provides that the employer may withhold payment of the public servant's contributions and … [Read more...] about Theft by public servants