An Act To Protect Law Enforcement Officers by Creating the Crime of Aggravated Assault on an Officer
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0990
Committee Amendment CA_A_S265 (Senate)
Amends: 17-A MRSA §752-A, 17-A MRSA §752-C, 17-A MRSA §752-E

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to S.P. 329, L.D. 990, Bill, "An Act To Protect 
Law Enforcement Officers by Creating the Crime of Aggravated Assault on an Officer" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Prevent Violence against Law Enforcement Officers, Emergency 
Medical Care Providers and Firefighters' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §752-A, as amended by PL 2003, c. 205, §4, is further 
amended to read: 
§752-A. Assault on an officer 
1. A person is guilty of assault on an officer if: 
A. He The person intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to a 
law enforcement officer while the officer is in the performance of his the officer's 
official duties. Violation of this paragraph is a Class C crime; eF 
B. While in custody pursuant to an arrest or pursuant to a court order, the person 
commits an assault on a corrections officer, corrections supervisor or another member 
of the staff of an institution while the staff member is performing official duties. As 
used in this paragraph "assault" means the crime defined in section 207, subsection 1, 
paragraph A. Violation of this paragraph is a Class C crime; 
C. The person intentionally or knowingly causes offensive physical contact to a law 
enforcement officer while the officer is in the performance of the officer's official 
duties. Violation of this paragraph is a Class C crime; or 
D. The person intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to a law 
enforcement officer and the person selected the law enforcement officer whom the 
person injured because of the law enforcement officer's status as a law enforcement 
officer. Violation of this paragraph is a Class B crime. 
J. Assault on an officer is a Class C crime. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A. "to S.P. 329, L.D. 990 
Sec. 2. 17-A MRSA §752-C, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 470, §1, is 
repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
1. A person is guilty of assault on an emergency medical care provider if: 
A. 
The person intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to an 
emergency medical care provider while the emergency medical care provider is 
providing emergency medical care. Violation of this paragraph is a Class C crime; or 
B. 
The person intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to an 
emergency medical care provider and the person selected the emergency medical care 
provider whom the person injured because of that emergency medical care provider's 
status as an emergency medical care provider. Violation of this paragraph is a Class 
B crime. 
Sec. 3. 17-A MRSA §752-C, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 470, §1, is 
repealed. 
Sec. 4. 17-A MRSA §752-E, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 471, §2, is 
repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
1. A person is guilty of assault on a firefighter if: 
A. 
The person intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to a 
firefighter while the firefighter is providing emergency services. Violation of this 
paragraph is a Class C crime; or 
B. 
The person intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to a 
firefighter and the person selected the firefighter whom the person injured because of 
that firefighter's status as a firefighter. Violation of this paragraph is a Class B crime. 
Sec. 5. 17-A MRSA §752-E, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 471, §2, is 
repealed.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, changes the title and 
does the following. 
1. It amends the existing crimes of assault on an officer, assault on an emergency 
medical care provider and assault on a firefighter to create new Class B crimes when a 
person commits an assault on a law enforcement officer, emergency medical care 
provider or firefighter and the person selected the law enforcement officer, emergency 
medical care provider or firefighter whom the person assaulted because of that law 
enforcement officer's, emergency medical care provider's or firefighter's status as a law 
enforcement officer, emergency medical care provider or firefighter. 
2. It amends the existing crime of assault on an officer to create a new Class C crime 
when a person intentionally or knowingly causes offensive physical contact to a law 
enforcement officer. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMIITEE AMENDMENT" A "to S.P. 329, L.D. 990 
3. It retains the provisions of the bill that create the new Class A and Class B crimes 
of aggravated assault on an officer. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Revised: 06/01/17 feac 
LD990 
LR 49(02) 
An Act To Protect Law Enforcement Officers by Creating the Crime of Aggravated Assault on an 
Officer 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 4-" ( S -'J~ 0 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current biem1ium cost increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue increase - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Increases the class of a crime from Class C to Class B, increases correctional, indigent legal and judicial costs. 
The collection of additional fines may also increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts. 
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