CHAPTER 408
H.P. 201 - L.D. 262
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §208-C is enacted to read:
§208-C. Elevated aggravated assault on pregnant person
1. A person is guilty of elevated aggravated assault on a pregnant person if that person intentionally or knowingly causes serious bodily injury to a person the person knows or has reason to know is pregnant. For the purposes of this subsection, "serious bodily injury" includes bodily injury that results in the termination of a pregnancy. This subsection does not apply to acts committed by:
A. Any person relating to an abortion for which the consent of the pregnant person, or a person authorized by law to act on her behalf, has been obtained or for which such consent is implied by law; or
B. Any person for any medical treatment of the pregnant person or the fetus.
2. Elevated aggravated assault on a pregnant person is a Class A crime.
Effective September 17, 2005.
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