Bill Summary for H 707 (2023-2024)

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May 3 2023

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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.

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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.