GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

S	1 

SENATE BILL 1074

Short Title:  Extremely Serious Assault/Felony.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senator Rand.

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Referred to:  Judiciary II/Election Laws

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May 4, 1995

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 AND 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 with intent to kill or inflict extremely serious injury or inflicting 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 and inflicts extremely serious injury shall be punished as a Class H felon.
(c)	Any person who assaults another person with intent to kill or intent to inflict extremely serious injury and who inflicts serious injury shall be punished as a Class H felon."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 1995, and applies to offenses occurring on or after that date.