Text of AR SB 60 (2023)
To Abolish The Panic Defense.
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State of Arkansas
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94th General Assembly
A Bill
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Regular Session, 2023
SENATE BILL 60
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By: Senator L. Chesterfield
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For An Act To Be Entitled
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AN ACT TO ABOLISH THE PANIC DEFENSE; TO LIMIT
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DEFENSES IN THE PROSECUTION OF VIOLENT CRIMES; AND
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FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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Subtitle
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TO ABOLISH THE PANIC DEFENSE.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 5, Chapter 2, Subchapter 6, is amended
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to add an additional section to read as follows:
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5-2-623. Panic in response to victim's sexual orientation.
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It is not a defense to a prosecution for a crime of violence that the
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defendant’s conduct resulted from the discovery, knowledge, or disclosure of
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the victim’s sexual orientation, sex, gender, gender identity, gender
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expression, or sex assigned at birth.
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