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

(a) An assault upon emergency personnel is an assault upon any person included within the definition of “emergency personnel” in subsection (b) of this section that is committed in an area in which either of the following applies:

(b) In this section, the term “emergency personnel” includes law-enforcement officers, firefighters, 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 their official duties during an emergency.

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

(d) A person who commits an assault upon emergency personnel with or through the use of a dangerous weapon or substance is guilty of a Class F felony.

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

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