This amendment adds criminal penalties for assault, threats of violence, and battery against health care providers to the pregnancy center protection bill.
- Changes the bill's catch title from 'autonomy and rights' to 'and protection of health care providers' to reflect the addition of criminal provisions. (Page 1, lines 1-3)
- Adds to the bill summary that it creates new offenses of assault, threat of violence, and battery against health care providers. (Page 1, lines 5-7)
- References a new statute section (6-2-512) in the conforming amendments to W.S. 1-39-125. (Page 4, line 9)
- Creates a new statute (W.S. 6-2-512) that establishes criminal offenses for assault, threats of violence, and battery against health care providers. Defines 'health care provider' using an existing definition, establishes that these crimes require the offender to know or reasonably should know the victim is a health care provider performing duties within their scope of employment, and sets penalties: first offense as a misdemeanor punishable by 2-6 months imprisonment and/or up to $1,000 fine; second or subsequent offense as a felony punishable by 45 days to 3 years imprisonment and/or up to $1,000 fine. (Page 4, lines 11-42 and Page 5, lines 1-29)
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