File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 171
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates King, Barkley, Boschert, Bozman, Bronrott, Cryor,
C. Davis, Dumais, Gilleland, Heller, Lee, Murray, Myers, and Stern
- Entitled:
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Crimes - Prohibition against Interfering with, Stealing, Injuring, or
Killing Service Animals (Langer's Law)
Establishing the crime of recklessly interfering with the lawful use
of a service animal, or stealing, injuring, or causing the death of a
service animal; establishing the crime of intentionally injuring,
killing, or allowing an animal that a person has under immediate
control to injure or kill a service animal; defining terms; providing
specified penalties; and requiring the court to order restitution.
House Action
- 1/29
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/11
- Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/8
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
- Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
- Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
- Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38B
- Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
- Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
- Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45
- Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
- Delegate Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., District 32
- Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
- Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
- Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
- Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
- Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ANIMALS -see also- BIRDS; TURTLES
- BLIND PERSONS
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
- DISABILITIES -see also- BLIND; DEAF; DEVELOPMENTAL
- PENALTIES
- RESTITUTION
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Criminal Law
- (
10-623
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered