§ 2702.1. Assault of law enforcement officer
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 18 Pa.C.S.A. Crimes and OffensesEffective: January 3, 2023
Effective: January 3, 2023
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2702.1
§ 2702.1. Assault of law enforcement officer
(2) Except as provided under sections 2703 (relating to assault by prisoner), 2703.1 (relating to aggravated harassment by prisoner) and 2704 (relating to assault by life prisoner), a person is guilty of a felony of the third degree if the person intentionally or knowingly causes or attempts to cause a law enforcement officer, while in the performance of duty and with knowledge that the victim is a law enforcement officer, to come into contact with blood, seminal fluid, saliva, urine or feces by throwing, tossing, spitting or expelling the fluid or material.
(i) the person knew, had reason to know, should have known or believed the fluid or material to have been obtained from an individual, including the person charged under this section, infected by a communicable disease declared reportable by regulation authorized by the act of April 23, 1956 (1955 P.L. 1510, No. 500),1 known as the Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955; and
“Law enforcement officer.” The term shall have the same meaning as the term “peace officer” is given under section 501 (relating to definitions).
“Firearm.” As defined under 42 Pa.C.S. § 9712(e) (relating to sentences for offenses committed with firearms).
Credits
2008, Oct. 17, P.L. 1628, No. 131, § 1.1, effective in 60 days [Dec. 16, 2008]. Amended 2022, Nov. 3, P.L. 1634, No. 99, § 1, effective in 60 days [Jan. 3, 2023].
Footnotes
35 P.S. § 521.1 et seq.
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2702.1, PA ST 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2702.1
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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