H34 - Protect Those Who Serve and Protect Act. (SL 2023-76)

Overview: S.L. 2023-76 does the following:

• Creates an offense for discharging or attempting to discharge a firearm at or into an unoccupied emergency vehicle.
• Increases the punishment for pointing a laser device at a law enforcement officer.
• Creates an offense for pointing a laser device at law enforcement agency animals and other emergency personnel.
• Modifies certain laws to increase the criminal punishments for assaults committed against law enforcement officers and other government personnel.

This act became effective December 1, 2023, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.