North Carolina § 14-16 - 6. Assault on executive, legislative, or court officer.
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§ 14-16. 6. Assault on executive, legislative, or court officer.
Any person who assaults any legislative officer, executive officer, or court officer, or assaults another person as retaliation against any legislative officer, executive officer, or court officer because of the exercise of that officer's duties, or any person who makes a violent attack upon the residence, office, temporary accommodation or means of transport of any one of those officers or persons in a manner likely to endanger the officer or person, shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished as a Class I felon. Any person who commits an offense under subsection (a) and uses a deadly weapon in the commission of that offense shall be punished as a Class F felon. Any person who commits an offense under subsection (a) and inflicts serious bodily injury to any legislative officer, executive officer, or court officer, shall be punished as a Class F felon. History (1981, c. 822, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 1125; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1999-398, s. 1; 2014-119, s. 6(a).) Cross References. - For definitions applicable to this Article, see G.S. 14-16.10 . As to authority of the State Bureau of Investigation to investigate assaults upon or threats against the officers named in G.S. 147-2 and 147-3(c), see G.S. 143B-919 . Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2014-119, s. 6(c), made the rewriting of subsection (a) by Session Laws 2014-119, s. 6(a), applicable to offenses committed on or after December 1, 2014. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2014-119, s. 6(a), effective December 1, 2014, rewrote subsection (a). See Editor's note for applicability. Legal Periodicals. - For "Legislative Survey: Criminal Law," see 22 Campbell L. Rev. 253 (2000).
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Section 14-16 ("6. Assault on executive, legislative, or court officer.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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