(a) A person commits aggravated assault against a first responder if:(1) The person knowingly causes physical contact with a first responder by spitting, throwing, or otherwise transferring bodily fluids, pathogens, or human waste onto the person of the first responder or by throwing an object such as a brick, rock, bottle, projectile, firework, chemical agent, or explosive device that the person knows or reasonably should know could cause physical injury if the object struck the first responder; and(2) The physical contact:(A) Results in serious physical injury to the first responder;(B) Involves the use of a deadly weapon;(C) Involves the display of a firearm in such a manner that the display of the firearm creates a substantial danger of death or serious physical injury to another person; or(D) Involves strangulation or attempted strangulation.
(1) The person knowingly causes physical contact with a first responder by spitting, throwing, or otherwise transferring bodily fluids, pathogens, or human waste onto the person of the first responder or by throwing an object such as a brick, rock, bottle, projectile, firework, chemical agent, or explosive device that the person knows or reasonably should know could cause physical injury if the object struck the first responder; and
(2) The physical contact:(A) Results in serious physical injury to the first responder;(B) Involves the use of a deadly weapon;(C) Involves the display of a firearm in such a manner that the display of the firearm creates a substantial danger of death or serious physical injury to another person; or(D) Involves strangulation or attempted strangulation.
(A) Results in serious physical injury to the first responder;
(B) Involves the use of a deadly weapon;
(C) Involves the display of a firearm in such a manner that the display of the firearm creates a substantial danger of death or serious physical injury to another person; or
(D) Involves strangulation or attempted strangulation.
(b) Aggravated assault against a first responder is a Class C felony with a mandatory fine of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and a mandatory minimum sentence of at least ninety (90) days' imprisonment for which the defendant is required to serve at least ninety (90) days before being released from imprisonment.