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Class Offense Definition
Dangerous instrument or substance means any explosive device, instrument, material, or chemical, whether animate or inanimate, which in the manner it is used or is intended to be used is known to be capable of producing death or bodily injury. Examples of such items include but are not limited to: knives, pipe bomb devices, fireworks, pepper spray, mace, martial arts devices such as nunchucku sticks and stars, and inanimate objects such as pipes, sticks, or baseball bats swung at a person in a menacing manner so as to cause or threaten bodily injury.
Elements Checklist
Any explosive device, instrument, material or chemical, whether animate or inanimate AND
Which in the manner it is used OR is intended to be used is known to be capable of producing death OR bodily injury.
Examples include, but are not limited to:
Knives.
Pipe bomb devices.
Fireworks.
Pepper spray.
Mace.
Martial arts devices, such as nunchucku sticks and stars.
Inanimate objects, such s pipes, sticks, or baseball bats swung at a person in a menacing manner so as to cause or threaten bodily harm.
To complete this worksheet:
Check one or more dangerous instruments listed on the worksheet. If the instrument is not listed, check Other Dangerous Instruments and enter the name of the instrument in the Other instrument text box.
All checked instruments will be listed, and will populate a Primary Instrument pick list. From that list, select the one instrument that was the primary instrument used by the suspect.
Enter additional information or evidence pertinent to the investigation in the Additional Information text box.
Click OK to save and close the worksheet when you are done.
See also:
About Worksheets in the Incident Log