17-A §752-E. Assault on a firefighter

17-A ME Rev Stat § 752-E (2019) (N/A)
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§752-E. Assault on a firefighter

1.  A person is guilty of assault on a firefighter if that person intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to a firefighter while the firefighter is providing emergency services.

[PL 2015, c. 471, §2 (NEW).]

2.  As used in this section, "firefighter" means a municipal firefighter or volunteer firefighter as defined in Title 30-A, section 3151, subsections 2 and 4, respectively. As used in this section, "provide emergency services" has the same meaning as in Title 30-A, section 3151, subsection 1-A.

[PL 2015, c. 471, §2 (NEW).]

3.  Assault on a firefighter is a Class C crime.

[PL 2015, c. 471, §2 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 2015, c. 471, §2 (NEW).