NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1969 SESSION

CHAPTER 1134

HOUSE BILL 66

AN ACT TO SET FORTH THE OFFENSE OF ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON UPON A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR FIREMAN AND PROVIDE FOR PUNISHMENT FOR VIOLATION THEREOF.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1.  There is hereby created a new section of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes to read as follows:

"Assault with a firearm upon law enforcement officer or fireman." Any person who shall commit an assault with a firearm upon any law enforcement officer or fireman while such officer or fireman is in the performance of his duties shall be guilty of a felony and shall be fined or imprisoned for a term not to exceed five years in the discretion of the Court.

Sec. 2.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 3.  This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 30th day of June, 1969.