Walk It Through: The Neighbor's Dog
A felony for a serious unprovoked attack, what makes a dog dangerous, and a secure enclosure.
An owner's dog, never secured, gets out of the yard and attacks a jogger in the street, causing serious bodily injury.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One jogger and one pen. Civil damages, the local dangerous dog hearing, and registration are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.