A Bill to Fix Assault and Battery
BE IT ENACTED BY THE STATE OF FIRESTONE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:
SECTION 1: The Firestone Criminal Code shall be amended.
SECTION 1B: The Firestone Criminal Code shall be defined as: Criminal Code
SECTION 2A: Chapter 2, Ā§6 - Assault currently states:
ā(a) The act of assault shall be recognized as an unlawful criminal offense within the State of Firestone.
(a1) Assault shall be the act of attempting to willfully and maliciously make physical contact with another person without their consent.ā
SECTION 2B: Chapter 2, Ā§6 - Assault shall be amended to state:
ā(a) The act of assault shall be recognized as an unlawful criminal offense within the State of Firestone.
(a1) Assault shall be the act of maliciously attempting to injure another person without their consent.ā
SECTION 3A: Chapter 2, Ā§8 - Battery currently states:
ā(a) The act of battery shall be recognized as an unlawful criminal offense within the State of Firestone.
(a1) Battery shall be the act of willfully and maliciously touching another person without their consent.ā
SECTION 3B: Chapter 2, Ā§8 - Battery shall be amended to state:
ā(a) The act of battery shall be recognized as an unlawful criminal offense within the State of Firestone.
(a1) Battery shall be the act of maliciously injuring or applying offensive force on another person, without their consent.ā
SECTION 4A: Chapter 1, Ā§10 of the Firestone Criminal Code shall be established.
SECTION 4B: Chapter 1, Ā§10 shall state:
ā(a) The act of aggravated battery shall be recognized as an unlawful criminal offense within the State of Firestone.
(a1) Aggravated Battery shall be the act of maliciously injuring or applying offensive force on, an on-duty Law Enforcement Officer, on-duty Public Employee, or elected or appointed Government Official of the State of Firestone without their consent; maliciously injuring or applying offensive force on another person with the intent to cause serious bodily harm shall also be regarded as Aggravated Battery.
(b) This charge may not be issued in conjunction with Chapter 2, Ā§8 - Battery.ā
SECTION 5: Should any section of this bill be struck down and/or declared unconstitutional, then that part shall be severed with the rest remaining in full effect, unless all is struck down and/or declared unconstitutional.
SECTION 6: This bill shall go into immediate effect upon completion of the constitutional process required for constitutional amendments.
Respectfully submitted to the Congress of the State of Firestone,
CHIEF SPONSOR:
Representative MatthewCarlyle
CO-SPONSORS:
Senator etry_playtime
President pro tempore Automationeer, Esq.
Representative ADMIRAL_RICKY