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North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 14. Criminal Law § 14-288.9. Assault on emergency personnel; punishments

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

<Text of section eff. Dec. 1, 2023. See also, text of section 14-288.9 eff. until Dec. 1, 2023.>

(a) An assault upon emergency personnel is an assault upon any person coming within the definition of “emergency personnel” which is committed in an area:

(1) In which a declared state of emergency exists; or

(2) Within the immediate vicinity of which a riot is occurring or is imminent.

(b) The term “emergency personnel” includes law-enforcement officers, firemen, ambulance attendants, utility workers, doctors, nurses, members of the North Carolina National Guard, and other persons lawfully engaged in providing essential services or otherwise discharging or attempting to discharge his or her official duties during the emergency.

(c) Any person who commits an assault upon emergency personnel is guilty of a Class H felony.

(d) Any person who commits an assault upon emergency personnel with or through the use of any dangerous weapon or substance shall be punished as a Class F felon.

(e) Any person who commits an assault upon emergency personnel causing serious bodily injury to the emergency personnel is guilty of a Class E felony.

(f) Any person who commits an assault upon emergency personnel causing death to the emergency personnel is guilty of a Class D felony.

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