2020 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Act 51 - CRIMES CODE (18 PA.C.S.) - OFFENSE OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT

Session of 2020

No. 2020-51

 

SB 351

 

AN ACT

 

Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in assault, further providing for the offense of aggravated assault.

 

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

 

Section 1.  Section 2702(d) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended and subsection (c) is amended by adding a paragraph to read:

§ 2702.  Aggravated assault.

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(c)  Officers, employees, etc., enumerated.--The officers, agents, employees and other persons referred to in subsection (a) shall be as follows:

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(39)  A health care practitioner or technician.

(d)  Definitions.--As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection:

"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), 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), known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

 

APPROVED--The 1st day of July, A.D. 2020.

 

TOM WOLF

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