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.

Introduced: January 7, 2025

Last action: February 4, 2025

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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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