130th MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2021
Legislative Document No. 1070
S.P. 338 In Senate, March 11, 2021
An Act To Make Assault on a Person 50 Years of Age or Older with
a Preexisting Serious Medical Condition a Class C Crime
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered
printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator CYRWAY of Kennebec.
Cosponsored by Representative WHITE of Waterville and
Representative: PICKETT of Dixfield.
Printed on recycled paper
 1 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2 Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §207, sub-§1, as repealed and replaced by PL 2001, c. 383,
3 §10 and affected by §156, is amended to read:
4 1. A person is guilty of assault if:
5 A. The person intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury or offensive
6 physical contact to another person. Violation of this paragraph is a Class D crime; or
7 B. The person has attained at least 18 years of age and intentionally, knowingly or
8 recklessly causes bodily injury to another person who is less than 6 years of age.
9 Violation of this paragraph is a Class C crime.; or
10 C. The person intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another
11 person who is 50 years of age or older and has a preexisting serious medical condition.
12 For purposes of this paragraph, "serious medical condition" means a condition that
13 materially impairs, or is likely to materially impair, the health of a person. Violation
14 of this paragraph is a Class C crime.
15 SUMMARY
16 This bill makes an assault on a person who is 50 years of age or older with a preexisting
17 serious medical condition a Class C crime.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 1070, SP 338: 17-A.207