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Prepared by Alden A. Clement, Jr.
Henry HB No. 227
(KEYWORD, SUMMARY, AND DIGEST as amended by Senate committee
amendments)
CRIME/BATTERY. Amends penalties for the crime of battery of a school or
recreation athletic contest official
DIGEST
Present law provides for the crime of battery of a school or recreation athletic contest official
and provides that any person convicted of this offense shall be fined not more than $500 and
shall be imprisoned for not less than 48 hours nor more than six months. This sentence may
only be suspended by the court if the offender is placed on probation with a minimum
condition that he perform five days of community service work.
Proposed law amends the penalties as follows:
(1)Fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000, and imprisonment for not less
than five days nor more than six months without benefit of suspension of sentence.
(2)If the offense results in an injury to the victim that requires medical attention: fine of
not less $1,000 nor more than $5,000, and imprisonment for not less than 10 days nor
more than six months.
(3)In addition to the penalties provided in (1) and (2) above, the offender shall perform
40 hours of court-approved community service and participate in a court-approved
counseling program which may include anger management, abusive behavior
intervention groups, or any other type of counseling deemed appropriate by the court.
Proposed law further provides that participation in community service and the counseling
program required by proposed law shall not be suspended and that the cost of participation
in the counseling program shall be borne by the offender.
(Amends R.S. 14:34.4(B))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary C to the
engrossed bill
1. Change maximum sentence for offense without injury to the victim from
three months to six months without benefit of suspension of sentence.