Tampering with, Harassing, or Retaliating against Court Officials

The bill's title and description were updated to change 'protection of court officials' to 'tampering with, harassing, or retaliating against court officials' for better accuracy.

The description was reorganized to list provisions in a slightly different order and added 'providing applicability' to the list of contents.

The page count was updated from 27 pages to 29 pages, indicating additional content was added elsewhere in the document.

Added new definitions for 'administrative assistant', 'family member', 'judicial assistant', and 'law enforcement officer' to clarify who is protected.

Created new section 836.12 to address threats and harassment of court personnel with specific misdemeanor and felony penalties.

Created new section 918.115 to define terms used across the court protection statutes.

Modified section 918.12 to include broader categories of court officials and updated penalty structures based on the severity of the underlying matter.

Added enhanced penalties for retaliation against court officials that results in bodily injury.