CHAPTER 461
H.P. 208 - L.D. 261
An Act to Establish the Crime of Elevated Aggravated Assault
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §208-B is enacted to read:
§208-B. Elevated aggravated assault
1. A person is guilty of elevated aggravated assault if that person:
A. Intentionally or knowingly causes serious bodily injury to another person with the use of a dangerous weapon; or
B. Engages in conduct that manifests a depraved indifference to the value of human life and that in fact causes serious bodily injury to another person with the use of a dangerous weapon.
2. Elevated aggravated assault is a Class A crime.
Effective September 19, 1997, unless otherwise indicated.
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