Joe Jett voted Nay (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Expands "Stand Your Ground" Laws
Signed by Governor Asa Hutchinson
Title: Expands "Stand Your Ground" Laws
Vote to pass a bill that expands "stand your ground" laws.
Specifies that an individual shall be justified in using deadly physical force upon another individual if they reasonably believe that the other individual is (Sec. 2):
Committing or about to commit a felony involving physical force or violence;
Using or about to use unlawful deadly physical force; or
Is imminently endangering the individual’s life or is imminently about to victimize the individual from the continuation of a pattern of domestic abuse.
Specifies that an individual shall not be required to retreat before using deadly physical force if the individual (Sec. 2):
Is lawfully present at the location where deadly physical force is used;
Has reasonable belief that the individual that had the deadly physical force used against them is imminently threatening to cause death or serious physical injury to the individual or another;
Is not the initial aggressor and has not provoked the individual that had the deadly physical force used against them;
Is not committing a felony offense of possession of a firearm that was used to employ the deadly physical force;
Is not engaged in criminal activity that gives reason for the use of deadly physical force at the time that deadly physical force is used; or
Is not engaged in any activity in furtherance of a criminal gang, organization, or enterprise.
Defines “domestic abuse” as the following, including (Sec. 2):
Physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or the infliction of fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, or assault between family or household members; or
Any sexual conduct between family or household members, whether minors or adults, that constitutes a crime under the laws of this state.
Authorizes pregnant women to use deadly physical force in defense of her unborn child (Sec. 3).
Title: Expands "Stand Your Ground" Laws
Vote to pass a bill that expands "stand your ground" laws.
Specifies that an individual shall be justified in using deadly physical force upon another individual if they reasonably believe that the other individual is (Sec. 2):
Committing or about to commit a felony involving physical force or violence;
Using or about to use unlawful deadly physical force; or
Is imminently endangering the individual’s life or is imminently about to victimize the individual from the continuation of a pattern of domestic abuse.
Specifies that an individual shall not be required to retreat before using deadly physical force if the individual (Sec. 2):
Is lawfully present at the location where deadly physical force is used;
Has reasonable belief that the individual that had the deadly physical force used against them is imminently threatening to cause death or serious physical injury to the individual or another;
Is not the initial aggressor and has not provoked the individual that had the deadly physical force used against them;
Is not committing a felony offense of possession of a firearm that was used to employ the deadly physical force;
Is not engaged in criminal activity that gives reason for the use of deadly physical force at the time that deadly physical force is used; or
Is not engaged in any activity in furtherance of a criminal gang, organization, or enterprise.
Defines “domestic abuse” as the following, including (Sec. 2):
Physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or the infliction of fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, or assault between family or household members; or
Any sexual conduct between family or household members, whether minors or adults, that constitutes a crime under the laws of this state.
Authorizes pregnant women to use deadly physical force in defense of her unborn child (Sec. 3).
Title: Expands "Stand Your Ground" Laws