North Carolina § 14-34 - 2. Assault with a firearm or other deadly weapon upon governmental officers or employees, company police officers, or campus police officers.
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§ 14-34. 2. Assault with a firearm or other deadly weapon upon governmental officers or employees, company police officers, or campus police officers.
Unless a person's conduct is covered under some other provision of law providing greater punishment, any person who commits an assault with a firearm or any other deadly weapon upon an officer or employee of the State or of any political subdivision of the State, a company police officer certified pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 74E of the General Statutes, or a campus police officer certified pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 74G , Article 1 of Chapter 17C or Chapter 116 of the General Statutes, in the performance of his duties shall be guilty of a Class F felony. History (1969, c. 1134; 1977, c. 829; 1979, c. 760, s. 5; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1316, s. 47; 1981, c. 63, s. 1; c. 179, s. 14; 1981, c. 535, s. 1; 1991, c. 525, s. 2; 1993, c. 539, s. 1142; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 687, s. 2; 1995, c. 507, s. 19.5(i); 2005-231, s. 6.1.) Cross References. - For structured sentencing provisions, see G.S. 15A-1340.10 et seq. Editor's Note. - "Article 1 of Chapter 17C " has been substituted for "Chapter 17C" in this section at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws, 2005-231, s. 6.1, effective July 28, 2005, inserted "Chapter 74G" near the end of the section.
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Section 14-34 ("2. Assault with a firearm or other deadly weapon upon governmental officers or employees, company police officers, or campus police officers.") 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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