2017 House Bill 5176

Authorize prison for deadly booby traps

Introduced in the House

Oct. 25, 2017

Introduced by Rep. Tommy Brann (R-77)

To make it a felony punishable by up to two years in prison intentionally leave or set “a contraption or device capable of causing injury or death to other individuals,” with penalties of up to five or 10 years if it causes permanent disability or death.

Referred to the Committee on Law and Justice