SENATE BILL REPORT

ESB 6108

BYSenators Pullen and Talmadge

Revising provisions relating to defense of persons or property.

Senate Committee on Law & Justice

Senate Hearing Date(s):January 13, 1988; January 14, 1988

Majority Report:  Do pass as amended.

      Signed by Senators Pullen, Chairman; McCaslin, Vice Chairman; Halsan, Hayner, Madsen, Nelson, Newhouse, Niemi, Talmadge.

Senate Staff:Jon Carlson (786-7459)

                  January 14, 1988

AS PASSED SENATE, JANUARY 27, 1988

BACKGROUND:

Under current law, no person in this state may be placed in legal jeopardy for protecting, by any reasonable means, person or property against certain heinous crimes.  It is suggested that the present statute be changed to update the list of crimes and remove obsolete language.

SUMMARY:

Kidnapping, arson, and burglary are added to the list of crimes in the defense of person or property statute.  In addition, obsolete language is deleted.

The provisions of the defense of person or property statute are recodified in a different section of the criminal code.

Appropriation:    none

Revenue:    none

Fiscal Note:      none requested

Senate Committee - Testified: No one