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- § 120.05class d felony
Assault in the second degree
§ 120.05 Assault in the second degree. A person is guilty of assault in the second degree when: 1. With intent to cause serious physical injury to another person, he causes such injury to such person or to a third person; or 2. With intent to cause physical injury to another pers…
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Concurrent and consecutive terms of imprisonment
§ 70.25 Concurrent and consecutive terms of imprisonment. 1. Except as provided in subdivisions two, two-a and five of this section, when multiple sentences of imprisonment are imposed on a person at the same time, or when a person who is subject to any undischarged term of impri…
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Sexually motivated felony
§ 130.91 Sexually motivated felony. 1. A person commits a sexually motivated felony when he or she commits a specified offense for the purpose, in whole or substantial part, of his or her own direct sexual gratification. 2. A "specified offense" is a felony offense defined by any…
Read the full section - § 240.75class e felony
Aggravated family offense
§ 240.75 Aggravated family offense. 1. A person is guilty of aggravated family offense when he or she commits a misdemeanor defined in subdivision two of this section as a specified offense and he or she has been convicted of one or more specified offenses within the immediately …
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Definitions
§ 460.10 Definitions. The following definitions are applicable to this article. 1. "Criminal act" means conduct constituting any of the following crimes, or conspiracy or attempt to commit any of the following felonies: (a) Any of the felonies set forth in this chapter: sections …
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Hate crimes
§ 485.05 Hate crimes. 1. A person commits a hate crime when he or she commits a specified offense and either: (a) intentionally selects the person against whom the offense is committed or intended to be committed in whole or in substantial part because of a belief or perception r…
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Authorized dispositions; other class A, B, certain C and D felonies and multiple felony offenders
§ 60.05 Authorized dispositions; other class A, B, certain C and D felonies and multiple felony offenders. 1. Applicability. Except as provided in section 60.04 of this article governing the authorized dispositions applicable to felony offenses defined in article two hundred twen…
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Sentence of imprisonment for a violent felony offense
§ 70.02 Sentence of imprisonment for a violent felony offense. 1. Definition of a violent felony offense. A violent felony offense is a class B violent felony offense, a class C violent felony offense, a class D violent felony offense, or a class E violent felony offense, defined…
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