Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-650.5
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Aggravated assault and battery or assault with firearm
Official statutory text
or other dangerous weapon upon medical care provider - Penalty.
A. Every person who, without justifiable or excusable cause and
with intent to do bodily harm, commits any aggravated assault and
battery or any assault with a firearm or other deadly weapon upon
the person of a medical care provider, upon conviction, is guilty of
a Class D2 felony offense punishable by imprisonment in the custody
of the Department of Corrections for a term not less than two (2)
years nor more than five (5) years, or by a fine not to exceed One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Any subsequent conviction pursuant to this section shall be a Class
D2 felony offense, punishable by imprisonment as provided for in
subsection C of Section 20O of this title.
B. As used in this section, "medical care provider" means
doctors, residents, interns, nurses, nurses' aides, ambulance
attendants and operators, paramedics, emergency medical technicians,
laboratory technicians, radiologic technologists, physical
therapists, physician assistants, chaplains, volunteers,
pharmacists, nursing students, medical students, members of a
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 289
hospital security force, and any other employees or independent
contractors working in or for a health care facility.
A. Every person who, without justifiable or excusable cause and
with intent to do bodily harm, commits any aggravated assault and
battery or any assault with a firearm or other deadly weapon upon
the person of a medical care provider, upon conviction, is guilty of
a Class D2 felony offense punishable by imprisonment in the custody
of the Department of Corrections for a term not less than two (2)
years nor more than five (5) years, or by a fine not to exceed One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Any subsequent conviction pursuant to this section shall be a Class
D2 felony offense, punishable by imprisonment as provided for in
subsection C of Section 20O of this title.
B. As used in this section, "medical care provider" means
doctors, residents, interns, nurses, nurses' aides, ambulance
attendants and operators, paramedics, emergency medical technicians,
laboratory technicians, radiologic technologists, physical
therapists, physician assistants, chaplains, volunteers,
pharmacists, nursing students, medical students, members of a
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 289
hospital security force, and any other employees or independent
contractors working in or for a health care facility.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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