Cite as: 21 CNCA § 650.6

A. Every person who commits any assault upon any officer of a district or appellate court, including but not limited to judges, bailiffs, court reporters, court clerks or deputy court clerks, or upon any witnesses or juror, because of said person's service in such capacity or within six (6) months of said person's service in such capacity, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine.

B. Every person who commits any battery or assault and battery upon any officer of a district or appellate court, including but not limited to judges, bailiffs, court reporters, court clerks or deputy court clerks, or upon any witnesses or juror, because of said person's service in such capacity or within six (6) months of said person's service in such capacity, shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than three (3) years, by a fine of not more than Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine.

Historical Data

LA 28-20, eff. December 14, 2020.