{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-34.6","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-34.6","heading":"Assault or affray on a firefighter, an emergency medical technician, medical responder, and medical practice and hospital personnel.","body":"(a)\tA person is guilty of a Class I felony if the person commits an assault or affray causing physical injury on any of the following persons who are discharging or attempting to discharge their official duties:\n(1)\tAn emergency medical technician or other emergency health care provider.\n(2)\tA medical responder.\n(3)\tHospital employee, medical practice employee, licensed health care provider, or individual under contract to provide services at a hospital or medical practice.\n(4)\tRepealed by Session Laws 2011-356, s. 2, effective December 1, 2011, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date.\n(5)\tA firefighter.\n(6)\tHospital security personnel.\n(b)\tUnless a person's conduct is covered under some other provision of law providing greater punishment, a person is guilty of a Class F felony if the person violates subsection (a) of this section and (i) inflicts serious bodily injury or (ii) uses a deadly weapon other than a firearm.\n(c)\tUnless a person's conduct is covered under some other provision of law providing greater punishment, a person is guilty of a Class D felony if the person violates subsection (a) of this section and uses a firearm. (1995, c. 507, s. 19.6(a); 1996, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 18, s. 20.14B(b); 1997-9, s. 2; 1997-443, s. 11A.129A; 1998-217, s. 1; 2011-356, s. 2; 2015-97, s. 1; 2017-57, s. 16B.3(a); 2019-228, s. 1(b); 2023-129, s. 8.2(a).)","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_14-34.6.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"d424369c139ff475c4a50c48fb87d3f0a16b0541aa239ac7df1de0baa78282f1","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-34.5","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-34.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}