Amends GS 14-34.7 to specify that a person is guilty of a Class H felony if the person assaults and inflicts bodily harm on a law enforcement officer, probation officer, or parole officer while the officer is discharging or attempting to discharge his or her official duties, unless covered under some other provision of law providing for greater punishment.
Effective December 1, 2011, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.