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Legislation


2002 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 606

File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Sponsored By:
Delegates Amedori, Baldwin, Bartlett, Boschert, Boutin, Brinkley, Cadden, Clagett, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Fulton, Getty, Glassman, Greenip, Hubers, Hutchins, Kach, Kelly, Kirk, Klausmeier, Klima, La Vay, Leopold, McClenahan, McKee, Minnick, Mohorovic, Murphy, O'Donnell, Owings, Parrott, Pielke, Ports, Redmer, Riley, Rzepkowski, Shank, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, and Weir
Entitled:
Homicide - Use of Deadly Force in a Business Establishment or Residence - Defense

Synopsis:

Establishing that a specified person who uses deadly force or force likely to cause death in the person's business establishment or residence is presumed to have held a reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or serious physical injury to the person or an employee of the person's business establishment or a member of the person's family or household, if force is used against another who enters or has entered the person's business establishment or residence unlawfully or forcibly; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/4
First Reading Judiciary
2/12
Hearing 3/1 at 1:00 p.m.
3/11
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5
Delegate Robert C. Baldwin, District 33
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 3
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34
Delegate David R. Brinkley, District 4A
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45
Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
Delegate Joseph M. Getty, District 5
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Janet Greenip, District 33
Delegate Nancy M. Hubers, District 6
Delegate Thomas E. "Tim" Hutchins, District 28
Delegate Wade Kach, District 9A
Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Delegate Martha S. Klima, District 9A
Delegate Richard La Vay, District 15
Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
Delegate Charles A. McClenahan, District 38
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 7
Delegate Jacob J. Mohorovic, Jr., District 7
Delegate Donald E. Murphy, District 12A
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate Emil B. Pielke, Delegate, District 9B
Delegate James F. Ports, Jr., District 8
Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34
Delegate James E. Rzepkowski, District 32
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- DEALERS; TRADERS; etc
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
HOMICIDE -see also- MANSLAUGHTER; MURDER
LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
SELF DEFENSE
TRESPASS
Bill affects the following Statute:
Criminal Law (Proposed - Text available when HB 11 passed)
( 2-2XX )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered
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