Relating to interfering with an assistance animal.
Summary
Removes assistance animals from existing offense of interfering with assistance, search and rescue or therapy animal. Creates crime of interfering with assistance animal in second degree. Punishes by maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Increase penalties to maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both, if person has certain previous convictions at time of offense. Adds crime to list of offenses for which instrumentalities of crime may be criminally forfeited. Creates crime of interfering with an assistance animal in first degree. Punishes by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Increases penalties to maximum of 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both, if person has certain previous convictions at time of offense. Adds crime to list of offenses for which instrumentalities of crime may be criminally forfeited. Identifies costs and expenses included in economic damages for purposes of restitution for conviction of interfering with assistance animal.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 28, 2019
Last action Jul 1, 2019
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Jul 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
In committee upon adjournment.
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to Judiciary.
lower
Feb 28, 2019
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Paul Evans
DDemocratic
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