or other dangerous weapon upon medical care provider - Penalty. A. Every person who, without justifiable or excusable cause and with intent to do bodily harm, commits any aggravated assault and battery or any assault with a firearm or other deadly weapon upon the person of a medical care provider, upon conviction, is guilty of a Class D2 felony offense punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not less than two (2) years nor more than five (5) years, or by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. Any subsequent conviction pursuant to this section shall be a Class D2 felony offense, punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsection C of Section 20O of this title. B. As used in this section, "medical care provider" means doctors, residents, interns, nurses, nurses' aides, ambulance attendants and operators, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, laboratory technicians, radiologic technologists, physical therapists, physician assistants, chaplains, volunteers, pharmacists, nursing students, medical students, members of a hospital security force, and any other employees or independent contractors working in or for a health care facility. Added by Laws 1990, c. 320, § 3, emerg. eff. May 30, 1990. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 224, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 130, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2020, c. 68, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2020; Laws 2023, c. 140, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2023; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 594, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
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