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Crimes Against the Person

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Murder Defined

Punishment for Murder; Parole; Executive Clemency

Duel; Wound Without and Death Within State; Venue

Accessory in Duel

Duel; Conviction or Acquittal in Foreign State; Effect

To 8 - Repealed, 1962, 285, Sec. 2

Prize Fighting; Engaging

Prize Fight; Aiding or Promoting; Penalty

Prize Fight; Appointment Within and Fight Without State; Penalty

Boxing, Kickboxing, Mixed Martial Arts or Other Unarmed Combative Sporting Matches or Sparring Exhibitions; Penalty

Manslaughter; Punishment; Business Organization as Defendant

Assault or Assault and Battery; Punishment

Indecent Assault and Battery on Child Under Age of 14; Penalties

Commission of Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child Under the Age of 14 During Commission of Certain Offenses or by Mandated Reporters; Penalties

Commission of Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child Under the Age of 14 by Certain Previously Convicted Offenders; Penalties

Assault and Battery to Collect Loan; Penalty

Assault and Battery Upon Public Employees; Attempt to Disarm Police Officer; Assault and Battery Upon a Police Officer; Penalties

Firefighters, Injuries Resulting From Criminal Offenses; Penalty

Repealed, 1971, 1011, Sec. 2

Indecent Assault and Battery on a Person With an Intellectual Disability; Assault and Battery

Commission of a Felony for Hire; Additional Punishment

Indecent Assault and Battery on Person Fourteen or Older; Penalties

Assault or Assault and Battery on Emergency Medical Technician, Ambulance Operator, Ambulance Attendant or Health Care Provider

Assault and Battery Upon a Child; Penalties

Assault and Battery Upon an Elderly or Disabled Person; Definitions; Penalties

Wanton or Reckless Behavior Creating a Risk of Serious Bodily Injury or Sexual Abuse to a Child; Duty to Act; Penalty

Assault or Assault and Battery on a Family or Household Member; Second or Subsequent Offense; Penalty

Transmission of Conviction Information for Misdemeanor Offense Having as Element the Use or Attempted Use of Physical Force or the Threatened Use of Deadly Weapon Where Victim or Intended Victim Was Family or Household Member to Department of Criminal Justice Information Services

Mayhem; Punishment

Assault; Intent to Murder or Maim; Penalty

Assault and Battery With Dangerous Weapon; Victim Sixty or Older; Punishment; Subsequent Offenses

Assault With Dangerous Weapon; Victim Sixty or Older; Punishment; Subsequent Offenses

Assault by Means of Hypodermic Syringe or Needle; Assault and Battery by Means of Hypodermic Syringe or Needle

Strangulation or Suffocation; Penalty; Aggravating Factors; Batterer's Intervention Program

Assault and Battery by Discharge of Firearm, Large Capacity Weapon, Rifle, Shotgun, Sawed-Off Shotgun or Machine Gun; Penalty

Attempt to Commit Assault and Battery by Discharge of Firearm, Large Capacity Weapon, Rifle, Shotgun, Sawed-Off Shotgun or Machine Gun; Penalty

Attempt to Murder

Armed Robbery; Punishment

Assault With Intent to Rob or Murder; Weapons; Punishment; Victim Sixty Years or Older; Minimum Sentence for Repeat Offenders

Dangerous Weapon; Assault in Dwelling House; Punishment

Use of Firearms While Committing a Felony; Second or Subsequent Offenses; Punishment

Entry of Dwelling Place; Persons Present Within; Weapons; Punishment

Robbery by Unarmed Person; Punishment; Victim Sixty or Older; Minimum Sentence for Repeat Offenders

Simple Assault; Intent to Rob or Steal; Punishment

Stealing by Confining or Putting in Fear

Assault, Confinement, Etc. of Person for Purpose of Stealing Motor Vehicle; Weapons; Punishment

Rape, Generally; Weapons; Punishment; Eligibility for Furlough, Education, Training or Employment Programs

Rape of Child; Punishment

Rape of a Child During Commission of Certain Offenses or by Use of Force; Penalties

Rape of a Child Through Use of Force by Certain Previously Convicted Offenders; Penalties

Rape and Abuse of Child

Rape and Abuse of Child Aggravated by Age Difference Between Defendant and Victim or by When Committed by Mandated Reporters; Penalties

Rape and Abuse of Child by Certain Previously Convicted Offenders; Penalties

Assault With Intent to Commit Rape; Weapons; Punishment; Eligibility for Furloughs, Education, Training or Employment Programs

Venue

Assault of Child; Intent to Commit Rape; Weapons; Punishment

Victim's Name; Confidentiality

Attempted Extortion; Punishment

Kidnapping; Weapons; Child Under Age 16; Punishment

Kidnapping of Minor or Incompetent by Relative; Punishment

Drugging Persons for Kidnapping

Definition of ''entice''; Enticement of Child Under Age 16; Punishment

Enticement of Child Under Age 18 to Engage in Prostitution, Human Trafficking or Commercial Sexual Activity

Kidnapping; Venue

Kidnapping of Minor or Incompetent by Relative; Venue

Poison; Use With Intent to Injure; Punishment

Assault; Intent to Commit Felony; Punishment

Gross Negligence; Persons Having Care of Common Carrier; Penalty

Repealed, 1962, 285, Sec. 2

Glass; Throwing in Public Streets and Beaches; Penalty

Repealed, 1962, 285, Sec. 2

Tattooing Body of Person by Other Than Qualified Physician; Punishment

Throwing or Dropping Objects Onto Public Way; Punishment

Throwing or Dropping Objects at Sporting Events; Punishment

Violations of Constitutional Rights; Punishment

Repealed, 2004, 501, Sec. 9

Assault or Battery for Purpose of Intimidation; Weapons; Punishment

Causing Serious Bodily Injury to Participants in Physical Exercise Training Programs; Punishment

Sentence Not Imposing Imprisonment; Specific Reasons in Record

Use of Radios Without Earphones on Public Conveyances; Punishment

Stalking; Punishment

Criminal Harassment; Punishment

Coercion of Child Under Eighteen Into Criminal Conspiracy; Penalties

Community Parole Supervision for Life Following Imprisonment, Probation or Treatment Center Sentence; Covered Offenses

Taking From Deceased Victim's Estate Prohibited

Global Positioning System Device to Be Worn by Certain Sex Offender Probationers

Ice Cream Truck Vending by Sex Offender Prohibited

Definitions Applicable to Secs. 49 to 57

Trafficking of Persons for Sexual Servitude; Trafficking of Persons Under 18 Years for Sexual Servitude; Trafficking by Business Entities; Penalties; Tort Actions Brought by Victims

Trafficking of Persons for Forced Service; Victims Under 18 Years; Trafficking by Business Entities; Penalties; Tort Actions Brought by Victims

Subsequent Violations of Sec. 50 or 51; Penalties; Evidence of Prior Adjudication or Conviction

Organ Trafficking; Victims Under 18 Years; Penalties

Transmittal of Fines to State Treasurer

Forfeiture of Funds Used to Facilitate Violation of Sec. 50 or 51; Victim Restitution

Property Subject to Forfeiture Resulting From Violations of Secs. 50 or 51; Procedure; Exceptions; Records; Preliminary Orders for Seizure; Referral to Office of Seized Property Management; Homestead Exemptions; Recording of Certificate of Fact of Final Judgment

Victim of Human Trafficking as Affirmative Defense to Charges of Common Night Walking or Common Streetwalking

Possession of Deceptive Weapon Device During Commission of Violent Crime; Penalty

Human Trafficking Victimization as Affirmative Defense to Certain Offenses; Grounds to Vacate Conviction, Adjudication of Delinquency or Continuance Without Finding and to Withdraw Guilty Plea

Female Genital Mutilation; Definitions; Penalties; Defenses

Punishment for Manslaughter While Operating a Motor Vehicle