14-32.4. Assault inflicting serious bodily injury; strangulation; penalties.
(a) Unless the conduct is covered under some other provision of law providing greater punishment, any person who assaults another person and inflicts serious bodily injury is guilty of a Class F felony. "Serious bodily injury" is defined as bodily injury that creates a substantial risk of death, or that causes serious permanent disfigurement, coma, a permanent or protracted condition that causes extreme pain, or permanent or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ, or that results in prolonged hospitalization.
(b) Unless the conduct is covered under some other provision of law providing greater punishment, any person who assaults another person and inflicts physical injury by strangulation is guilty of a Class H felony. (1996, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 18, s. 20.13(a); 2004-186, s. 9.1.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
§ 14-28 - Malicious castration.
§ 14-28.1 - Female genital mutilation of a child.
§ 14-29 - Castration or other maiming without malice aforethought.
§ 14-30.1 - Malicious throwing of corrosive acid or alkali.
§ 14-31 - Maliciously assaulting in a secret manner.
§ 14-32.1 - Assaults on individuals with a disability; punishments.
§ 14-32.2 - Patient abuse and neglect; punishments; definitions.
§ 14-32.3 - Domestic abuse, neglect, and exploitation of disabled or elder adults.
§ 14-32.4 - Assault inflicting serious bodily injury; strangulation; penalties.
§ 14-33 - Misdemeanor assaults, batteries, and affrays, simple and aggravated; punishments.
§ 14-33.1 - Evidence of former threats upon plea of self-defense.
§ 14-33.2 - Habitual misdemeanor assault.
§ 14-34 - Assaulting by pointing gun.
§ 14-34.1 - Discharging certain barreled weapons or a firearm into occupied property.
§ 14-34.3 - Manufacture, sale, purchase, or possession of teflon-coated types of bullets prohibited.
§ 14-34.8 - Criminal use of laser device.
§ 14-34.9 - Discharging a firearm from within an enclosure.
§ 14-34.10 - Discharge firearm within enclosure to incite fear.