This document includes House Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 11:57 AM by cynthiahopkin.
Senator Brian E. Shiozawa proposes the following substitute bill:


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ASSAULT OFFENSE AMENDMENTS

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2016 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Brian E. Shiozawa

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House Sponsor: Paul Ray

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill modifies penalties for assault against health care providers.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This bill:
12          ▸     increases the penalty for assault against health care providers or emergency medical
13     workers when the assault causes substantial bodily injury; and
14          ▸     clarifies the culpable mental state required for the offense.
15     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
16          None
17     Other Special Clauses:
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19     Utah Code Sections Affected:
20     AMENDS:
21          76-5-102.7, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 386
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23     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
24          Section 1. Section 76-5-102.7 is amended to read:
25          76-5-102.7. Assault against health care provider and emergency medical service

26     worker -- Penalty.
27          (1) A person who assaults a health care provider or emergency medical service worker
28     is guilty of a class A misdemeanor if:
29          (a) the person is not a prisoner or a person detained under Section 77-7-15;
30          (b) the person knew that the victim was a health care provider or emergency medical
31     service worker; and
32          (c) the health care provider or emergency medical service worker was performing
33     emergency or life saving duties within the scope of his or her authority at the time of the
34     assault.
35          (2) A person who violates Subsection (1) is guilty of a third degree felony if the
36     person:
37          (a) causes substantial bodily injury, as defined in Section 76-1-601; and
38          (b) acts intentionally Ĥ→ [
,] or ←Ĥ knowingly, or Ĥ→ [recklessly] ←Ĥ .
39          [(2)] (3) As used in this section:
40          (a) "Emergency medical service worker" means a person certified under Section
41     26-8a-302.
42          (b) "Health care provider" means the same as that term is defined in Section
43     78B-3-403.