Section 14-34.5 - 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(a) Any 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.(a1) Any 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.(b) Anyone 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.N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-34.5
Amended by 2023 N.C. Sess. Laws 76,s. 5, eff. 12/1/2023, applicable to offenses committed on or after that date.Amended by 2019 N.C. Sess. Laws 228, s. 1-a, eff. 12/1/2019.Amended by 2019 N.C. Sess. Laws 116, s. 1, eff. 12/1/2019.Amended by 2015 N.C. Sess. Laws 74, s. 2, eff. 12/1/2015. 1995 , c. 507, s. 19.5 (j) ; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 742, s. 10; 1997-443, s. 19.25(gg).