Bill > HB103

This bill amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes. Specifically, it: 1. Adds a new section to Title 18 creating the offense of "Harassment of law enforcement officer," which criminalizes intentionally or knowingly causing a law enforcement officer to come into contact with certain bodily fluids. This offense is graded as a felony of the third degree if the person knew or had reason to believe the fluid was from someone with a communicable disease, and a misdemeanor of the first degree otherwise. 2. Amends existing sections in Title 18 related to assault of law enforcement officers, assault by prisoners, and assault by life prisoners, expanding the provisions to include intentionally or knowingly causing a law enforcement officer to come into contact with certain bodily fluids, with enhanced penalties if the fluids were from someone with a communicable disease. 3. Amends sections in Title 42 to update the definitions of "crime of violence" and the mandatory sentencing provisions for offenses committed against law enforcement officers.

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