An Act To Prevent Violence against Emergency Responders
Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §752-A, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 656, §2, is amended to read:
Sec. 2. 17-A MRSA §752-C, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 470, §1, is amended to read:
Sec. 3. 17-A MRSA §752-E, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 471, §2, is amended to read:
Sec. 4. 17-A MRSA §1151, sub-§8, ¶B, as amended by PL 2005, c. 551, §1, is further amended to read:
As used in this paragraph, "emergency medical care provider" has the same meaning as in Title 17-A, section 752-C, subsection 2 and "firefighter" means a municipal firefighter or volunteer firefighter as defined in Title 30-A, section 3151, subsections 2 and 4, respectively.
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This bill increases the classification of the crimes of assault on an officer, assault on an emergency medical care provider and assault on a firefighter from Class C to Class B crimes. It also extends the application of the hate crime sentencing laws to a defendant who selects the person against whom a crime is committed because of that person's status as a law enforcement officer, emergency medical care provider or firefighter or who selects property to damage because of such status of the owner or occupant of that property.