GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

S	1 

SENATE BILL 769

Short Title:  Assault Emergency Medical Personnel.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senators Horton and Sawyer.

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Referred to:  Judiciary II/Election Laws

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April 20, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO MAKE IT A FELONY TO COMMIT AN ASSAULT OR AN AFFRAY ON AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TECHNICIAN, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT NURSE, OR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PHYSICIAN.
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 or affray on an emergency medical technician, emergency department nurse, or emergency department physician.
Unless a person's conduct is covered under some other provision of law providing greater punishment, a person is guilty of a Class I felony if the person commits an assault or an affray on an emergency medical services technician, emergency department nurse, or emergency department physician while the technician, nurse, or physician is discharging or attempting to discharge official duties."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 1995, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.