Section 575.353

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS

Chapter 575

Effective - 28 Aug 2024, 3 histories   

  575.353.  Max's Law — assault on a police animal — penalties. — 1.  This section shall be known and may be cited as "Max's Law".

  2.  A person commits the offense of assault on a law enforcement animal if he or she knowingly attempts to kill or disable or knowingly causes or attempts to cause serious physical injury to a law enforcement animal when that animal is involved in law enforcement investigation, apprehension, tracking, or search, or the animal is in the custody of or under the control of a law enforcement officer, department of corrections officer, municipal police department, fire department or a rescue unit or agency.

  3.  The offense of assault on a law enforcement animal is a:

  (1)  Class A misdemeanor, if the law enforcement animal is not injured to the point of requiring veterinary care or treatment;

  (2)  Class E felony if the law enforcement animal is seriously injured to the point of requiring veterinary care or treatment; and

  (3)  Class D felony if the assault results in the death of such animal.

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(L. 1999 H.B. 248 § 575.337, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2024 S.B. 754, et al.)