H.B. 129
         DEFENSE OF PROPERTY AND PERSON

House Committee Amendments

Amendment 1 February 8, 2012 3:19 PM



Representative Patrick Painter proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 2, Lines 28 through 43 :    

             28          (1) A person may not recover from the victim of a crime for personal injury or property
             29      damage if [the person]:
             30          (a) the person entered the property of the victim or the victim's family with criminal
             31      intent and the injury or damage was inflicted by the victim or occurred while the person was on
             32      the victim's property;
{   [   } or      {   ]   }

             33          (b) the person committed a crime against the victim or the victim's family, during
             34      which the damage or injury occurred
{   [   } .      {   ]   }      {   ; or   }

             35          
{   [   } (2) The provisions of Subsection (1) do not apply if the person can prove by clear and

             36      convincing evidence that
{   :]

             37          [(a)  
}
the person's actions did not constitute a
{   ]   }        crime.       [felony; and]

             38          [(b) the person's culpability was less than the person from whom recovery is sought.]
             39          [(3) Subsections (1) and (2) apply]
             40          
{   (c) the victim is cleared of any wrongdoing under the provisions of Title 76, Chapter

             41      2, Part 4, Justification Excluding Criminal Responsibility.  
}

             42          (2) Subsection (1) applies to any next-of-kin, heirs, or personal representatives of the
             43      person if the person acquires a disability or is killed.


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