1. A person is guilty of assault in an emergency room if that person intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to a person employed or contracted by a hospital licensed under Title 22, chapter 405 if the injury occurs in the hospital’s designated emergency room.

[PL 2023, c. 455, §2 (NEW).]

Attorney's Note

Under the Maine Revised Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class C crimeup to 5 yearsup to $5,000
For details, see Me. Rev. Stat. Title 17-A § 1604

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2. Assault in an emergency room is a Class C crime.

[PL 2023, c. 455, §2 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 2023, c. 455, §2 (NEW).