Penal Law (Amendment – Assault of a Public Employee Providing Care) Bill
Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק העונשין (תיקון - תקיפת עובד ציבור מטפל)
TL;DRA proposal to toughen the penalty for assaulting public servants who provide care.
Translated from Hebrew
What does the bill do?
The proposal amends the Penal Law in order to expand the definition of assaulting a public servant under aggravating circumstances. Today, aggravating circumstances apply only to assaulting an emergency worker who is treating a person in danger of life or in serious danger to bodily integrity. The proposal expands the circumstances to also apply to caregivers in all emergency, rescue and pre-hospital organizations who provide medical treatment, without the need for the patient to be in a life-threatening condition. It is also proposed that the circumstances apply to emergency room staff.
The votes on this bill
Coalition 64 seats
Opposition 56 seats
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