SENATE FLOOR VERSION - HB1134 SFLR Page 1 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 SENATE FLOOR VERSION April 13, 2022 AS AMENDED ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1134 By: Fetgatter of the House and Taylor of the Senate [ crimes and punishments - certain acts unlawful - penalties - codification - effective date ] BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 650.12 of Title 21, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, re ads as follows: A. Every person who, without justifiable or excusable cause and with intent to do bodily harm, commits any assault, battery or assault and battery upon the person of a municipal or county code official who is in the lawful performance of h is or her duties of investigating or enforcing the codes, rules or regulations adopted by county legislation or municipal ordinance, upon conviction, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for a term not to exceed one (1) ye ar, or by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. Upon conviction for a second or subsequent offense, SENATE FLOOR VERSION - HB1134 SFLR Page 2 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 the person shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not to exceed two (2) years, or by a fine not to exceed Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. B. As used in this section, "code official" means any code enforcement official, zoning official, he alth official, building official or deputies thereof, or other person designated by county legislation or municipal ordinance to lawfully investigate and enforce such legislation or ordinance as adopted by the governing body thereof. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022. COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS April 13, 2022 - DO PASS AS AMENDED