HOUSE BILL 778 |
HOUSE AUTHOR: Naishtat et al. |
EFFECTIVE: 9-1-03 |
SENATE SPONSOR: Nelson |
House Bill 778 amends the Penal Code to change the definition of an emergency, as it applies to the offense of interference with an emergency telephone call, from a situation in which a person is in "imminent danger of serious bodily injury" to a situation in which a person is in "fear of imminent assault." The bill amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to permit a peace officer to arrest, without a warrant, a person who the peace officer has probable cause to believe prevented or interfered with an individual's ability to place a telephone call in an emergency, if the offense is not committed in the presence of the peace officer.