ASSAULTS ON FIRST RESPONDERS &AMP SOCIAL WORKERS.

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View NCGA Bill Details2023-2024 Session
House Bill 707 (Public) Filed Tuesday, April 18, 2023
AN ACT TO INCREASE THE PUNISHMENT FOR COMMITTING AN ASSAULT WITH A FIREARM AGAINST CERTAIN EMERGENCY, MEDICAL, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL; TO INCREASE THE PUNISHMENT FOR COMMITTING AN ASSAULT AGAINST AN EXECUTIVE OFFICER, A LEGISLATIVE OFFICER, OR A COURT OFFICER AND INFLICTING SERIOUS BODILY INJURY; AND TO INCREASE THE PUNISHMENT FOR COMMITTING AN ASSAULT OR MAKING A THREAT AGAINST AN INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYED BY OR ACTING ON BEHALF OF A COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
Intro. by Pyrtle, Miller, Carson Smith, Greene.

Status: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (Senate action) (May 4 2023)
H 707

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: May 3 2023 - View Summary

    House committee substitute amends the 1st edition as follows.

    Amends GS 14-34.5, making it a Class B1 felony to assault with a firearm a telecommunicator employed by a law enforcement agency while in the performance of their duties.

    Amends GS 14-16.10 by further amending the definition of court officer as it applies to the crimes in Article 5A related to endangering executive, legislative, and court officers, to include those contracted by (in addition to those employed by or acting on behalf of) a county department of social services.


  • Summary date: Apr 18 2023 - View Summary

    Amends GS 14-34.5 by increasing the penalty for assaulting with a firearm any of the following who are in the performance of their duties, to a Class B1 felony: (1) a law enforcement officer, probation officer, or parole officer (was, Class D); (2) member of the NC National Guard (was, Class E felony); (3) an employee of a detention facility operated under the jurisdiction of the State or a local government (was, Class D); and (4) an emergency medical technician or other emergency health care provider, a medical responder or a firefighter (previously not included). Amends GS 14-34.6 by making conforming changes.

    Amends GS 14-16.6 by increasing from a Class F to Class E felony the punishment for assaulting and inflicting serious bodily injury on a legislative officer, executive officer, or court officer.

    Amends GS 14-16.10 by amending the definition of court officer as it applies to the crimes in Article 5A related to endangering executive, legislative, and court officers, to include those employed by or acting on behalf of a county department of social services (was, department of social services in abuse, neglect, dependency proceedings).

    Applies to offenses committed on or after December 1, 2023.