Bill > H2617

This bill amends Section 32 of Chapter 22C to expand the definition of hate crimes by specifically including attacks on police officers that result in serious injury or death. By adding this language after the existing terms "or intimidation", the bill appears to create a new category of hate crime that specifically targets law enforcement personnel. The proposed change suggests that an assault on a police officer causing serious bodily harm or leading to the officer's death would now be classified as a hate crime, which typically carries enhanced legal penalties. While the bill's text is brief, it seems intended to provide additional legal protections for police officers and to treat violent attacks against them as a particularly serious form of criminal offense.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2617