West Virginia HB4179 amends penalties for assaults on police officers and police dogs.
West Virginia HB4179 amends the penalties for assaults on police officers and police dogs. The bill increases the penalties for malicious assaults on law-enforcement officers and police dogs, classifying them as felonies. First offenses carry a fine of up to $1,000 and imprisonment of one to three years. Subsequent offenses increase the fine to up to $2,000 and imprisonment of two to five years.
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