South Carolina H5074 amends the definition of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature to include injuring a corrections officer in the.

South Carolina H5074 amends the state code to redefine assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. This offense now includes injuring a corrections officer while they are performing their duties. Such an injury results in a felony charge, with a potential prison sentence of up to twenty years. This change ensures that attacks on corrections officers are treated with the same severity as other high and aggravated assaults.

South Carolina H5074 amends the definition of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature to include injuring a corrections officer in the.

South Carolina H5074 amends the state code to redefine assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. This offense now includes injuring a corrections officer while they are performing their duties. Such an injury results in a felony charge, with a potential prison sentence of up to twenty years. This change ensures that attacks on corrections officers are treated with the same severity as other high and aggravated assaults.