GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 449

Short Title:  Extremely Serious Assault/Felony.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Gardner;  Easterling, P. Wilson, Howard, Rhodes, Esposito, Holt, Colton, Stam, and S. Thompson.
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Referred to:  Judiciary.
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March 6, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PUNISH AS A FELONY AN ASSAULT INFLICTING EXTREMELY SERIOUS INJURY.The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Chapter 14 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 14-32.3. Felonious assault inflicting extremely serious injury; punishment.
(a)	For purposes of this section, extremely serious injury means injury resulting in:
(1)	Permanent physical handicap or disability to another person; or
(2)	Protracted hospitalization of another person.
(b)	Any person who assaults another person and inflicts extremely serious injury shall be punished as a Class H felon."
Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective October 1, 1989, and shall apply to offenses occurring on or after that date.