GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

EXTRA SESSION 1994

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HOUSE BILL 156

Short Title:  Assault With Firearm Against Police.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Joye; Bowman, McLawhorn, J. Preston, Yongue, Hall, and Sutton.
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Referred to:  Judiciary III.
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February 14, 1994

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO MAKE IT A CLASS B FELONY TO ASSAULT A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WITH A FIREARM.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Article 8 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Section to read:
"§ 14-34.2A.  Assault with a firearm upon a law enforcement officer.
Any person who commits an assault with a firearm upon a law enforcement officer in the performance of the officer's duties shall be guilty of a Class B felony."
Sec. 2.  G.S. 14-34.2, as amended by Section 1142 of Chapter 539 of the 1993 Session Laws, reads as rewritten:
"§ 14-34.2.  Assault with a firearm or other deadly weapon upon governmental officers or employees.
Except as provided in G.S. 14-34.2A, any person who commits an assault with a firearm or any other deadly weapon upon an officer or employee of the State or of any political subdivision of the State in the performance of his duties shall be guilty of a Class F felony."
Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective January 1, 1995, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.