Digest: The Act creates a way to charge and sentence a person who causes permanent injury to another. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6).
Establishes a procedure for charging an aggravated version of certain assault and attempted murder offenses when the defendant causes permanent physical injury to the victim during the commission of the crime. Provides that if the defendant is convicted of the aggravated offense, the court shall sentence the defendant to 300 months' imprisonment. Authorizes the court to impose a lesser sentence in certain circumstances.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 161.005