A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to make it a felony to assault or otherwise endanger a probation or parole officer.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 14‑16.10 reads as rewritten:
"§ 14‑16.10.  Definitions.
The following definitions apply in this Article:
(1)	Court officer. – Magistrate, clerk of superior court, acting clerk, assistant or deputy clerk, judge, or justice of the General Court of Justice; district attorney, assistant district attorney, or any other attorney designated by the district attorney to act for the State or on behalf of the district attorney; public defender or assistant defender; court reporter; probation or parole officer; juvenile court counselor as defined in G.S. 7B‑1501(18a); any attorney or other individual employed by or acting on behalf of the department of social services in proceedings pursuant to Subchapter I of Chapter 7B of the General Statutes; any attorney or other individual appointed pursuant to G.S. 7B‑601 or G.S. 7B‑1108 or employed by the Guardian ad Litem Services Division of the Administrative Office of the Courts.
(2)	Executive officer. – A person named in G.S. 147‑3(c).
(3)	Legislative officer. – A person named in G.S. 147‑2(1), (2), or (3)."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2009, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.