GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

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HOUSE BILL 967

Short Title:  Assault LEO/Firefighter/EMS.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives Hiatt; G. Wilson, McMahan, and Sexton.

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Referred to:  Judiciary II.

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April 12, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO MAKE IT A FELONY TO ASSAULT A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, A FIREFIGHTER, OR AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL PROVIDER.
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:
"§ 14-34.5.  Assault on a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or an emergency medical provider.
Unless the person's conduct is covered under some other provision of law providing greater punishment, a person who commits an assault or an assault and battery on, or who participates in an affray with a law enforcement officer, a firefighter, or an emergency medical provider while the law enforcement officer, firefighter, or emergency medical provider is discharging or attempting to discharge his or her duties is guilty of a felony.  An 'emergency medical provider' is a person who provides emergency medical treatment services and includes ambulance attendants, emergency medical technicians, physicians, and nurses, and persons engaged to assist the attendants, technicians, physicians, and nurses."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 1995, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.