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AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AMENDMENTS

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2024 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Brady Brammer

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Senate Sponsor: ____________

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill amends the crime of aggravated assault.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This bill:
12          ▸     amends the crime of aggravated assault when an individual is impeding the
13     breathing or circulation of blood of another individual.
14     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
15          None
16     Other Special Clauses:
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18     Utah Code Sections Affected:
19     AMENDS:
20          76-5-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 181
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22     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
23          Section 1. Section 76-5-103 is amended to read:
24          76-5-103. Aggravated assault -- Penalties.
25          (1) (a) As used in this section, "targeting a law enforcement officer" means the same as
26     that term is defined in Section 76-5-202.
27          (b) Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section.

28          (2) An actor commits aggravated assault if the actor:
29          (a) (i) attempts, with unlawful force or violence, to do bodily injury to another;
30          (ii) makes a threat, accompanied by a show of immediate force or violence, to do
31     bodily injury to another; or
32          (iii) commits an act, committed with unlawful force or violence, that causes bodily
33     injury to another or creates a substantial risk of bodily injury to another; and
34          (b) includes in the actor's conduct under Subsection (2)(a) the use of:
35          (i) a dangerous weapon;
36          (ii) any act that impedes the breathing or the circulation of blood of another individual
37     by the actor's use of unlawful force or violence [that is likely to produce a loss of
38     consciousness] by:
39          (A) applying pressure to the neck or throat of an individual; or
40          (B) obstructing the nose, mouth, or airway of an individual; or
41          (iii) other means or force likely to produce death or serious bodily injury.
42          (3) (a) A violation of Subsection (2) is a third degree felony.
43          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), a violation of Subsection (2) is a second degree
44     felony if:
45          (i) the act results in serious bodily injury; or
46          (ii) an act under Subsection (2)(b)(ii) produces a loss of consciousness.
47          (c) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a) or (b), a violation of Subsection (2) is a first
48     degree felony if the conduct constitutes targeting a law enforcement officer and results in
49     serious bodily injury.
50          Section 2. Effective date.
51          This bill takes effect on May 1, 2024.