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).]
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