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Arkansas Code Title 5. Criminal Offenses § 5-13-213. Aggravated assault against first responder

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A person commits aggravated assault against a first responder if:

(1) The person knowingly causes physical contact with a first responder by spitting, throwing, or otherwise transferring bodily fluids, pathogens, or human waste onto the person of the first responder or by throwing an object such as a brick, rock, bottle, projectile, firework, chemical agent, or explosive device that the person knows or reasonably should know could cause physical injury if the object struck the first responder; and

(2) The physical contact:

(A) Results in serious physical injury to the first responder;

(B) Involves the use of a deadly weapon;

(C) Involves the display of a firearm in such a manner that the display of the firearm creates a substantial danger of death or serious physical injury to another person; or

(D) Involves strangulation or attempted strangulation.

(b) Aggravated assault against a first responder is a Class C felony with a mandatory fine of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and a mandatory minimum sentence of at least ninety (90) days' imprisonment for which the defendant is required to serve at least ninety (90) days before being released from imprisonment.

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