Creating a maximum length of time for an agreement between a utility and law enforcement to install law enforcement equipment on a utility pole or structure and increasing the criminal penalties for assault or battery of a utility or communications employee.

Summary

The bill rewrites Kansas assault and battery laws to create specific offenses for attacks on utility or communications employees and sets higher misdemeanor penalties. It also updates definitions and severity levels for related crimes and repeals the old statutes. The changes aim to better protect workers who maintain essential services.

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