1Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the offense of
3assault of law enforcement officer.

4The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5hereby enacts as follows:

6Section 1.  Section 2702.1(a) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
7Consolidated Statutes is amended and the section is amended by
8adding subsections to read:

9§ 2702.1.  Assault of law enforcement officer.

10(a)  Assault of a law enforcement officer in the first
11degree.--A person commits a felony of the first degree who
12[attempts to cause or] intentionally or knowingly causes or 
13attempts to cause bodily injury to a law enforcement officer,
14while in the performance of duty and with knowledge that the
15victim is a law enforcement officer, by discharging a firearm.

16(a.1)  Assault of law enforcement officer in the second 

1degree.--A person commits a felony of the second degree if he 
2intentionally or knowingly causes or attempts to cause a law 
3enforcement officer, while in the performance of his duty and 
4with knowledge that the victim is a law enforcement officer, to 
5come into contact with blood, seminal fluid, saliva, urine or 
6feces by throwing, tossing, spitting or expelling such fluid or 
7material when, at the time of the offense, the person knew, had 
8reason to know, should have known or believed such fluid or 
9material to have been obtained from an individual, including the 
10person charged under this subsection, infected by a communicable 
11disease, including, but not limited to, human immunodeficiency 
12virus (HIV) or hepatitis B.

13(a.2)  Assault of law enforcement officer in the third
14degree.--A person commits a felony of the third degree if he
15intentionally or knowingly causes or attempts to cause a law
16enforcement officer, while in the performance of his duty and
17with knowledge that the victim is a law enforcement officer, to
18come into contact with blood, seminal fluid, saliva, urine or
19feces by throwing, tossing, spitting or expelling such fluid or
20material.

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22Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.