,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ggaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ba1 #bjbj,mr4  
,smi? ( ,miss\ri 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,graves ( ,miss\ri1 ,mr4 ,long1 & ,mr4  
,luetkemey]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli%       
def5ses aga9/ crimes ( viol5ce1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,am]ican ,family & ,private
 ,prop]ty ,def5se ,act4  #b4 ,def5ses   
aga9/ crimes ( viol5ce  7a7 ,9 g5]al    
,*apt] #a ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #bh4 ,def5se ( self or o!rs    
7a7 ,def5se  7#a7 ,ju/ifiable use ( =ce 
,x is an affirmative def5se aga9/ any   
*>ge = a crime ( viol5ce t ! def5dant   
only us$ physical =ce ^u ano!r p]son to 
! ext5t t ! def5dant reasonably believ$ 
su* =ce to be necess>y to def5d !       
def5dant or a ?ird p]son f :at !        
def5dant reasonably believes to be ! use
 or imm95t use ( unlawful =ce by su* o!r

 p]son4  7#b7 ,ju/ifiable use ( deadly  
=ce ,x is an affirmative def5se aga9/   
any *>ge = a crime ( viol5ce t !        
def5dant only us$ deadly =ce ^u ano!r   
p]son-- 7,a7 to ! ext5t t ! def5dant    
reasonably believ$ su* =ce to be        
necess>y to def5d ! def5dant or a ?ird  
p]son f :at ! def5dant reasonably       
believes to be ! use or imm95t use (    
unlawful =ce by su* o!r p]son2  7,b7 if 
su* p]son unlawfully ent]s1 rema9s aft] 
unlawfully ent]+1 or attempts to        
unlawfully ent] a dwell+1 resid5ce1 or  
vehicle lawfully occupi$ by su* p]son2  
or  7,c7 if su* p]son unlawfully ent]s1 
rema9s aft] unlawfully ent]+1 or        
attempts to unlawfully ent] private     
prop]ty t is own$ or leas$ by an        
individual1 or is occupi$ by an         
individual :o has be5 giv5 specific     
au?ority by ! prop]ty own] to occupy !  
prop]ty1 claim+ a ju/ification ( us+    
protective =ce "u ?is section4  7#c7 ,no
 duty to retreat ,! def5dant has no duty
 to retreat-- 7,a7 f a dwell+1 resid5ce1

 or vehicle :]e ! p]son is n unlawfully 
ent]+ or unlawfully rema9+2  7,b7 f     
private prop]ty t is own$ or leas$ by   
su* individual2 or  7,c7 if ! def5dant  
is 9 any o!r location su* def5dant has !
 "r to be4  7b7 ,application  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,a def5se "u subsection 7a7 %all n
 apply if ! def5dant is ! initial       
aggressor1 unless-- 7,a7 ! def5dant has 
)drawn f ! enc\nt] & effectively        
communicat$ su* )drawal to su* o!r p]son
 b ! latt] p]si/s 9 cont9u+ ! incid5t by
 ! use or ?reat5$ use ( unlawful =ce2   
7,b7 ! def5dant is a law en=cem5t (fic]2
 or  7,c7 ! aggressor's actions are     
ju/ifi$ "u any o!r provision ( law4     
7#b7 ,?ird p>ty ,a def5se "u subsection 
7a7 %all n apply if1 "u ! circum/ances z
 ! def5dant reasonably believes !m to   
be1 ! p]son :om ! def5dant is seek+ to  
protect w\ld n be ju/ifi$ 9 us+ su*     
protective =ce4  7#c7 ,felony ,!        
def5dant 0 attempt+ to commit1 committ+1
 or escap+ aft] ! commission ( a =cible 
felony4  7c7 ,physical re/ra9t ,!       

def5ses "u ?is section %all ext5d to !  
use ( physical re/ra9t z protective =ce 
provid$ t ! def5dant takes all          
reasonable measures to t]m9ate ! re/ra9t
 z soon z x is reasonable to d s4  7d7  
,burd5 ,! def5dant %all h ! burd5 (     
rais+ any def5se "u ?is section4 ,if a  
def5dant ass]ts t def5dant's use ( =ce  
is describ$ "u subsection 7a77#b71 !    
burd5 %all !n be on ! ,gov]nm5t to prove
 beyond a reasonable d\bt t ! def5dant  
did n reasonably believe t ! use ( su*  
=ce 0 necess>y to def5d aga9/ :at !     
def5dant reasonably believ$ 0 ! use or  
imm95t use ( unlawful =ce4  #bi4 ,def5se
 ( prop]ty  7a7 ,def5se ,x is an        
affirmative def5se aga9/ any *>ge = a   
crime ( viol5ce t ! def5dant only us$   
physical =ce ^u ano!r p]son to ! ext5t t
 ! def5dant reasonably believ$ su* =ce  
to be necess>y to prev5t :at ! def5dant 
reasonably believes to be ! commission  
or attempt$ commission by su* p]son (   
/eal+1 prop]ty damage or tamp]+ 9 any   
degree4  7b7 ,application ,a def5se "u  

subsection 7a7 %all n apply if !        
def5dant uses deadly =ce unless au?oriz$
 "u subsection 7a74  7c7 ,physical      
re/ra9t ,! def5ses "u ?is section %all  
ext5d to ! use ( physical re/ra9t z     
protective =ce provid$ t ! def5dant     
takes all reasonable measures to t]m9ate
 ! re/ra9t z soon z x is reasonable to d
 s4  7d7 ,burd5 ,! def5dant %all h !    
burd5 ( rais+ any def5se "u ?is section4
  #cj4 ,batt]$ sp\se def5se  7a7 ,def5se
 ,evid5ce t ! actor 0 suff]+ f ! batt]$ 
sp\se syndrome %all be admissible ^u !  
issue ( :e!r ! actor lawfully act$ 9    
self-def5se or def5se ( ano!r4  7b7     
,proc$ure ,if ! def5dant proposes to (f]
 evid5ce ( ! batt]$ sp\se syndrome1 !   
def5dant %all file writt5 notice !re( ) 
! c\rt 9 advance ( trial4 ,!reaft]1 !   
c\rt1 ^u motion ( ! ,gov]nm5t1 %all     
appo9t "o or m private psy*iatri/s or   
psy*ologi/s or physicians ) a m9imum (  
"o ye> ( tra9+ or exp]i5ce 9 provid+    
treatm5t or s]vices to intellectually   
disabl$ or m5tally ill individuals1 :o  

are nei!r employees nor contractors ( ! 
dep>tm5t ( m5tal heal? = ! purposes (   
p]=m+ ! exam9ation 9 "q1 to exam9e !    
accus$1 or %all direct ! director ( !   
dep>tm5t ( m5tal heal?1 or 8 designee1  
to h ! accus$ s exam9$ by "o or m       
psy*iatri/s or psy*ologi/s or physicians
 ) a m9imum ( "o ye> ( tra9+ or exp]i5ce
 9 provid+ treatm5t or s]vices to       
intellectually disabl$ or m5tally ill   
individuals designat$ by ! director1 or 
8 designee1 = ! purpose ( exam9+ !      
def5dant4 ,no private psy*iatri/1       
psy*ologi/1 or physician %all be appo9t$
 by ! c\rt unless he has cons5t$ to act4
 ,! exam9ations ord]$ %all be made at   
su* "t & place & "u su* conditions z !  
c\rt deems prop]1 except t if ! ord]    
directs ! director ( ! dep>tm5t ( m5tal 
heal? to h ! accus$ exam9$1 ! director1 
or 8 designee1 %all det]m9e ! reasonable
 "t1 place & conditions "u :i* !        
exam9ation %all be conduct$4 ,! ord] may
 include provisions = ! int]view (      
witnesses4  7c7 ,exclud+ c]ta9 evid5ce  

,no /atem5t made by ! accus$ 9 ! c\rse (
 any su* exam9ation & no in=mation      
receiv$ by any physician or o!r p]son 9 
! c\rse !re(1 :e!r su* exam9ation 0 made
 ) or )\t ! cons5t ( ! accus$ or ^u 8   
motion or ^u t ( o!rs1 %all be admitt$ 9
 evid5ce aga9/ ! accus$ on ! issue (    
:e!r he committ$ ! act *>g$ aga9/ him 9 
any crim9al proce$+ !n or !reaft] p5d+ 9
 any ,f$]al c\rt4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical      
am5dm5t ,! table ( sections = *apt] #a (
 title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is     
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #bh4  
,def5se ( self or o!rs4 #bi4 ,def5se (  
prop]ty4 #cj4 ,batt]$ sp\se def5se4  4