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HB 0114 - Self-defense Amendments

Tracking Level: Monitor
Sponsor: Cory Maloy
Last Action: 3/25/2019 - Governor Signed in Lieutenant Governor's office for filing
House Committee: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
Senate Committee: Economic Development and Workforce Services
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Staff Analysis of the Legislation

This bill: provides that an individual is not required to retreat from an aggressor even if there is a safe place to which the individual can retreat; provides that an individual's failure to retreat is not relevant when determining whether the individual acted reasonably; and makes technical changes.

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