Bill No.: SF0132                  Drafter:  IDS

 

LSO No.:  11LSO-0525              Effective Date:  7/1/2011

 

Enrolled Act No.:  SEA0082

 

Chapter No.:       136

 

Prime Sponsor:     Senator Hastert

 

Catch Title:       Strangulation of a household member.

 

Subject:  Crimes – strangulation of a household member.

 

Summary/Major Elements: 

 

       This act creates the crime of strangulation of a household member.

 

       A person is guilty of strangulation of a household member if the person applies pressure to the throat or neck of a household member or blocks the nose and mouth of a household member.

 

       For purposes of this act, household member is defined as:

 

o       Persons married to each other;

o       Persons living with each other as if married;

o       Persons formerly married to each other;

o       Persons formerly living with each other as if married;

o       Persons who are the parents of a child but who are not living with each other; and

o       Persons who are in, or have been in, a dating relationship.

 

       The crime is a felony punishable by not more than 5 years in prison.