AB159: Revises provisions relating to cruelty to animals. (BDR 16-71)
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AN ACT relating to offenders; adding certain offenses relating to cruelty to animals to the list of offenses for which credits earned by offenders may not be deducted from the minimum term or the minimum aggregate term imposed by a sentence; adding certain offenses relating to cruelty to animals to the list of offenses for which a court may not defer judgment; revising the maximum period for which a court may set or extend probation or suspension of a sentence for certain offenses; adding certain offenses relating to cruelty to animals to the list of offenses a person must not be convicted of to be eligible for a petition for early discharge; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
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