{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-34.5","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-34.5","heading":"Assault with a firearm on a law enforcement, probation, or parole officer, or on a member of the North Carolina National Guard, or on a person employed at a State or local detention facility.","body":"(a)\tAny person who commits an assault with a firearm upon a law enforcement officer, probation officer, or parole officer while the officer is in the performance of his or her duties is guilty of a Class D felony.\n(a1)\tAny person who commits an assault with a firearm upon a member of the North Carolina National Guard while the member is in the performance of his or her duties is guilty of a Class D felony.\n(b)\tAnyone who commits an assault with a firearm upon a person who is employed at a detention facility operated under the jurisdiction of the State or a local government while the employee is in the performance of the employee's duties is guilty of a Class D felony. (1995, c. 507, s. 19.5(j); 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 742, s. 10; 1997-443, s. 19.25(gg); 2015-74, s. 2; 2019-116, s. 1; 2019-228, s. 1(a); 2023-76, s. 5.)","path":["Chapter 14. Criminal Law.","Subchapter III. Offenses Against the Person.","Article 8. Assaults."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-34.5.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"c673a4bb2668933d1ba7c4b9e528d8608b3b977e576c40c635cc03e9c33ab0ce","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-34.4","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-34.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}