Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes a "stand your ground" policy.

Highlights:

• Specifies that use of force in self-defense does not require an individual to ascertain whether the danger is real or to retreat from any place (Sec. 5).

• Specifies that the burden of proof in criminal cases rests on the prosecution to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the use of force was not justified (Sec. 5).

• Specifies that an individual who uses force in self-defense is presumed to have acted reasonably (Sec. 5).

• Authorizes individuals acting pursuant to this statute to use force to the degree that seems reasonably necessary (Sec. 4).

• Specifies that an individual who enters a location by stealth is assumed to be entering with the intent to commit a felony (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes a "stand your ground" policy.

Highlights:

• Specifies that use of force in self-defense does not require an individual to ascertain whether the danger is real or to retreat from any place (Sec. 5).

• Specifies that the burden of proof in criminal cases rests on the prosecution to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the use of force was not justified (Sec. 5).

• Specifies that an individual who uses force in self-defense is presumed to have acted reasonably (Sec. 5).

• Authorizes individuals acting pursuant to this statute to use force to the degree that seems reasonably necessary (Sec. 4).

• Specifies that an individual who enters a location by stealth is assumed to be entering with the intent to commit a felony (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text