SB 120

This bill creates the offense of aggravated assault against a first responder for a person who knowingly possess fentanyl, carfentanil, remifentanil, alfentanil, thiafentanil, or a fentan yl analogue, in a manner that would be reasonably foreseen to expose a first responder to the substance while the first responder is discharging or attempting to discharge the first responder's official duties and the first responder is exposed to the sub s tance resulting in serious bodily injury to the first responder or the death of the first responder. A violation of this offense is a Class C felony, punishable by a mandatory fine of $15,000 and a mandatory minimum sentence of 90 days incarceration. Ad ditionally, a defendant is not eligible for release from confinement until the defendant has served the entire 90 day mandatory minimum sentence.