AB 775

Under current law, any person who throws or expels a bodily substance, such

as blood, semen, vomit, saliva, urine, or feces, at an emergency medical technician,

a first responder, a law enforcement officer, a fire fighter, or a person operating or

staffing an ambulance (public safety worker) is guilty of a Class I felony if the person

intends that the substance come into contact with the public safety worker and

intends to cause bodily harm to the public safety worker. This bill eliminates the

element that the person intend to cause bodily harm to the public safety worker.

Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime,

the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a

report concerning the proposed penalty and the costs or savings that are likely to

result if the bill is enacted.