GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

H	2 

HOUSE BILL 217
Committee Substitute Favorable 3/19/91

Short Title:  Extremely Serious Assault/Felony.	(Public)
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March 7, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PUNISH AS A FELONY AN ASSAULT COMMITTED WITH INTENT TO KILL OR INTENT TO INFLICT 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 with intent to kill or inflict extremely serious injury; punishment.
(a)	For purposes of this section, extremely serious injury means injury resulting in:
(1)	Permanent physical or mental handicap or disability to another person; or
(2)	Protracted hospitalization of another person.
(b)	Any person who assaults another person with intent to kill or intent to inflict extremely serious injury and who inflicts extremely serious injury shall be punished as a Class H felon."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1991, and applies to offenses occurring on or after that date.