GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 765

Short Title:  Assault Law Officer.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives Preston; Allred, J. Brown, Buchanan, Cansler, Capps, Carpenter, Clary, Cocklereece, Cummings, Davis, Edwards, Grady, Hayes, Ives, Justus, Kiser, McComas, Mercer, Miner, Morgan, Nichols, Rayfield, Sexton, Sharpe, Shubert, Snowden, and Thompson.

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Referred to:  Judiciary II.

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April 6, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO MAKE IT A CLASS F FELONY TO ASSAULT A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
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:
"§ 14-32.3.  Assault on a law enforcement officer with intent to inflict serious harm.
Any person who assaults a law enforcement officer when the officer is discharging or attempting to discharge the officer's official duties and inflicts or attempts to inflict serious injury is guilty of a Class F felony."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 1995, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.