2001 REGULAR SESSION (71st)                                                                            A AB220 298

Amendment No. 298

 

Assembly Amendment to Assembly Bill No. 220                                                                (BDR 14‑141)

Proposed by: Committee on Judiciary

Amendment Box:

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends:         Summary:              Title:              Preamble:               Joint Sponsorship:

 

ASSEMBLY ACTION              Initial and Date              |SENATE ACTION                        Initial and Date

       Adopted       Lost                                               |          Adopted       Lost                                           

Concurred In                     Not                                                        |Concurred In  Not                                 

       Receded        Not                                               |         Receded        Not                                           

 

     Amend section 1, page 1, line 3, by deleting “In” and inserting:

“Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, in”.

     Amend section 1, page 1, line 4, before “felony” by inserting “category A”.

     Amend section 1, page 1, line 6, before “felony” by inserting “category A”.

     Amend section 1, page 1, lines 15 and 16, by deleting:

“misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor;” and inserting:

“misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor or felony other than a category A felony;”.

     Amend section 1, page 1, line 20, by deleting “or”.

     Amend section 1, page 2, by deleting lines 1 through 3 and inserting:

“(c) Apply to a peace officer with limited jurisdiction if an interlocal agreement between his employer and the primary law enforcement agency in the city or county in which a category A felony was committed or attempted authorizes the peace officer with limited jurisdiction to respond to and investigate the felony without immediately notifying the primary law enforcement agency; or

(d) Prohibit a peace officer with limited jurisdiction from:

(1) Contacting a primary law enforcement agency for assistance with an offense that is a

misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor or felony that is not a category A felony; or

          (2) Responding to a category A felony until the appropriate primary law enforcement agency arrives at the location where the felony was allegedly committed or attempted, including, without limitation, taking any appropriate action to provide assistance to a victim of the felony, to apprehend the person suspected of committing or attempting to commit the felony, to secure the location where the felony was allegedly committed or attempted and to protect the life and safety of the peace officer and any other person present at that location.”.

     Amend the title of the bill, second line, by deleting:

“a felony is” and inserting:

“certain felonies are”.

     Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows:

“SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing duties of certain peace officers when certain

felonies are committed or attempted in their presence or in area that is within their jurisdiction. (BDR 14-141).”.