SB 58 AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments

About SB-58

Amend KRS 431.005 relating to arrests to permit a peace officer to make an arrest or issue a citation for a violation of KRS 508.030, assault in the 4th degree, which is a misdemeanor, even when the officer did not view the commission of the offense if there is probable cause to make the arrest if the assault occurred in the emergency room of a hospital; define emergency room; amend KRS 431.015 mandating the use of a citation in lieu of arrest to exempt an arrest for 4th degree assault in a hospital emergency room.