_____________ bill NO. _____________
INTRODUCED
BY _________________________________________________
By Request of the ****
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT revising assault laws; creating the crime of assault on a nurse; and providing penalties and a definition."
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
NEW SECTION. Section 1. Assault on nurse -- penalty -- definition. (1) A person commits the offense of assault on a nurse if, while a nurse is performing professional duties, the person:
(a) purposely or knowingly causes bodily injury to the nurse;
(b) negligently causes bodily injury to the nurse with a weapon; or
(c) purposely or knowingly causes the nurse reasonable apprehension of bodily injury.
(2) A person convicted of assault on a nurse is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine in an amount not to exceed $10,000, imprisonment for a term not to exceed 6 months, or both.
(3) As used in this section, "nurse" means any person engaged in the practice of nursing, as defined by 37-8-102.
NEW SECTION. Section 2. Codification instruction. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an integral part of Title 45, chapter 5, part 2, and the provisions of Title 45, chapter 5, part 2, apply to [section 1].