Pennsylvania HB116 amends the offense of aggravated assault to include causing injury to individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism.
Pennsylvania HB116 amends Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to enhance protections for individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism spectrum disorder. The bill adds a new provision to the offense of aggravated assault, making it a crime to attempt or cause bodily injury to someone known or reasonably known to have such a disability. Aggravated assault involving these vulnerable individuals is classified as a second-degree felony. The bill also provides definitions for "intellectual disability" and "autism spectrum disorder" to clarify the scope of the new provision.
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