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Last action · February 4, 2025

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Introduced January 7, 2025

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

HB101

AN ACT relating to assault in the third degree.

Amend KRS 508.025, relating to assault in the third degree, to enhance the punishment to a Class D felony if a person intentionally causes a peace officer to come into contact with bodily fluids; enhance assault in the third degree to a Class C felony if the person who causes a peace officer to come into contact with bodily fluids has a serious communicable disease and the contact is likely to cause transmission of the disease; enhance assault in the third degree to a Class C felony for a second or subsequent offense.

Corrections Impact Local Mandate Crimes and Punishments Criminal Procedure Peace Officers and Law Enforcement Diseases

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This bill would make it a felony to deliberately expose a peace officer to bodily fluids, with a more serious felony charge if the person has a serious communicable disease that could be transmitted through the contact. It also increases the charge to a more serious felony for anyone convicted of this offense a second or subsequent time. Who it may affect: peace officers, including police and other law enforcement personnel, and individuals charged with or convicted of assault.

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