Bill would protect police from body fluids assault

January 11, 2011

Associated Press - January 10, 2011 1:55 PM ET

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - State Sen. Mike Gloor, of Grand Island, has introduced a

bill designed to protect police from assault with bodily fluids that can

transmit diseases such as HIV and hepatitis B or C.

The bill is 1 of 5 Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning listed in his

legislative package last week.

Under the measure, assaulting a peace officer with bodily fluid would be a

misdemeanor, carrying a penalty of up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine.

The offense would be a felony if committed by those who know they are infected

with HIV, AIDS or hepatitis B or C. The penalty would jump to up to five years

in prison and up to a $10,000 fine.

January 11, 2011

Bill would protect police from body fluids assault

Associated Press - January 10, 2011 1:55 PM ET

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - State Sen. Mike Gloor, of Grand Island, has introduced a

bill designed to protect police from assault with bodily fluids that can

transmit diseases such as HIV and hepatitis B or C.

The bill is 1 of 5 Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning listed in his

legislative package last week.

Under the measure, assaulting a peace officer with bodily fluid would be a

misdemeanor, carrying a penalty of up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine.

The offense would be a felony if committed by those who know they are infected

with HIV, AIDS or hepatitis B or C. The penalty would jump to up to five years

in prison and up to a $10,000 fine.

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