LD 970
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sentence for the new crime immediately. Currently, that authority
exists only for inmates who commit crimes against corrections staff
or institutional property.

 
3. This bill further expands the list of violent crimes for
which the classification may be increased for violent offenders
to include assaults against law enforcement officers, corrections
officers and emergency medical workers.

 
4. For purposes of determining economic loss that may be
compensated by an order of restitution, this bill defines
"critical investigation expense." "Critical investigation
expense" includes those necessary expenses incurred by a public
agency, person or organization while investigating or prosecuting
suspected criminal conduct.


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