GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
H	1
HOUSE BILL 1020

 
 
Short Title:	Felony/Strike Law Enforcement Officer.	()	
Sponsors:	Representatives Goodwin, Dedmon;  Barefoot and Shubert.	
Referred to:	Judiciary III.	
April 9, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO CLARIFY THAT AN ASSAULT INFLICTING SERIOUS INJURY ON A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IS A CLASS F FELONY AND TO MAKE IT A CLASS I FELONY TO ASSAULT A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The catch line for G.S. 14‑34.7 reads as rewritten:
"§ 14‑34.7.  Assault inflicting serious injury on a law enforcement, probation, or parole officer or on a person employed at a State or local detention facility."
SECTION 2.  Article 8 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 14-34.9.  Assault on a law enforcement officer.
Unless covered under some other provision of law providing greater punishment, a person is guilty of a Class I felony if the person assaults a law enforcement officer while the officer is discharging or attempting to discharge his or her official duties."
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2001, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.