{"data":{"id":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-752-e","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"17-A M.R.S. §752-E","heading":"Assault on a firefighter","body":"1.   A person is guilty of assault on a firefighter if that person intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to a firefighter while the firefighter is providing emergency services.\n2.   As used in this section, \"firefighter\" means a municipal firefighter or volunteer firefighter as defined in Title 30‑A, section 3151, subsections 2 and 4, respectively.  As used in this section, \"provide emergency services\" has the same meaning as in Title 30‑A, section 3151, subsection 1‑A.\n3.   Assault on a firefighter is a Class C crime.","path":["TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE","PART 2: SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES","CHAPTER 31: OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/17-A/title17-Asec752-E.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:28Z","sha256":"d7ba2d4b9ef6e8f902661fe60a4e588bb8aadbd9c88826d90a47e593bf953a42","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-752-d","next":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-752-f"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}