§ 2702. Aggravated assault
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 18 Pa.C.S.A. Crimes and OffensesEffective: August 31, 2020
Effective: August 31, 2020
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2702
§ 2702. Aggravated assault
(2) attempts to cause or intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes serious bodily injury to any of the officers, agents, employees or other persons enumerated in subsection (c) or to an employee of an agency, company or other entity engaged in public transportation, while in the performance of duty;
(5) attempts to cause or intentionally or knowingly causes bodily injury to a teaching staff member, school board member or other employee, including a student employee, of any elementary or secondary publicly-funded educational institution, any elementary or secondary private school licensed by the Department of Education or any elementary or secondary parochial school while acting in the scope of his or her employment or because of his or her employment relationship to the school;
(27) A teaching staff member, a school board member or other employee, including a student employee, of any elementary or secondary publicly funded educational institution, any elementary or secondary private school licensed by the Department of Education or any elementary or secondary parochial school while acting in the scope of his or her employment or because of his or her employment relationship to the school.
(34) An individual engaged in the private detective business as defined in section 2(a) and (b) of the act of August 21, 1953 (P.L. 1273, No. 361),1 known as The Private Detective Act of 1953.
“Electric or electronic incapacitation device.” A portable device which is designed or intended by the manufacturer to be used, offensively or defensively, to temporarily immobilize or incapacitate persons by means of electric pulse or current, including devices operated by means of carbon dioxide propellant. The term does not include cattle prods, electric fences or other electric devices when used in agricultural, animal husbandry or food production activities.
“Emergency medical services personnel.” The term includes, but is not limited to, doctors, residents, interns, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, nurse aides, ambulance attendants and operators, paramedics, emergency medical technicians and members of a hospital security force while working within the scope of their employment.
“Health care practitioner.” As defined in section 103 of the act of July 19, 1979 (P.L. 130, No. 48),2 known as the Health Care Facilities Act.
“Technician.” As defined in section 2 of the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L. 457, No. 112),3 known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985.
Credits
1972, Dec. 6, P.L. 1482, No. 334, § 1, effective June 6, 1973. Amended 1980, Oct. 1, P.L. 689, No. 139, § 1, effective in 60 days; 1980, Oct. 16, P.L. 978, No. 167, § 2, effective in 60 days; 1986, Dec. 11, P.L. 1517, No. 164, § 1, effective in 60 days; 1990, Feb. 2, P.L. 6, No. 4, § 1, effective in 60 days; 1995, July 6, P.L. 238, No. 27, § 1, effective in 60 days; 1996, Feb. 23, P.L. 17, No. 7, § 1, effective in 60 days; 1996, July 2, P.L. 478, No. 75, § 1, effective in 60 days; 1998, Dec. 21, P.L. 1245, No. 159, § 1, effective in 60 days; 2002, Nov. 6, P.L. 1096, No. 132, § 3, effective in 60 days; 2004, Nov. 29, P.L. 1349, No. 173, § 1, effective in 60 days [Jan. 28, 2005]; 2004, Nov. 30, P.L. 1618, No. 207, § 4, effective in 60 days [Jan. 31, 2005]; 2012, Oct. 24, P.L. 1205, No. 150, § 1, effective in 60 days [Dec. 24, 2012]; 2013, Dec. 18, P.L. 1198, No. 118, § 2, effective Jan. 1, 2014; 2020, July 1, P.L. 571, No. 51, § 1, effective in 60 days [Aug. 31, 2020].
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2702, PA ST 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2702
Current through 2023 Regular Session Act 7. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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