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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-34.6 (2026)

Assault or affray on a firefighter, an emergency medical technician, medical responder, and medical practice and hospital personnel

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(a) A 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:

(1) An emergency medical technician or other emergency health care provider.

(2) A medical responder.

(3) Hospital employee, medical practice employee, licensed health care provider, or individual under contract to provide services at a hospital or medical practice.

(4) Repealed by Session Laws 2011-356, s. 2, effective December 1, 2011, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date.

(5) A firefighter.

(6) Hospital security personnel.

(b) Unless 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.

(c) Unless 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).)

 

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Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2011–2024 · leading case: State v. Starr, 703 S.E.2d 876 (N.C. Ct. App. 2011).
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State v. Starr, 703 S.E.2d 876 (N.C. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 6× “Defendant was charged with four counts of assaulting a firefighter with a firearm in violation of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-34.6 (2009), which provides in pertinent part: (a) A person is guilty of a Class A1 misdemeanor if the person commits an assault or an affray on any of the…”
State v. Juran, 901 S.E.2d 872 (N.C. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 14× “Having held Defendant’s fatal variance argument as to her motion to dismiss was preserved, we address her first contention, in which she argues: The trial court erred in denying her motion to dismiss the charge of assault on an EMT, in violation of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-34.6 , as…”
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