(a) A person commits assault against a participant in judicial proceedings who, while on the premises of a building in which judicial proceedings occur: (1) Knowingly causes bodily injury to a victim who the person knows or reasonably should know is present due to the victim's participation in judicial proceedings; or(2) Knowingly causes physical contact with a victim who the person knows or reasonably should know is present due to the victim's participation in judicial proceedings and a reasonable person would regard the contact as extremely offensive or provocative, including, but not limited to, spitting, throwing, or otherwise transferring bodily fluids, bodily pathogens, or human waste onto the person of the victim.(b) A violation of subsection (a) is a Class E felony.(c) As used in this section, 'victim's participation in judicial proceedings' includes: (1) A victim's employment as a judge, district attorney general, attorney for a party in a criminal or civil case, court employee, bailiff, courtroom security personnel, and other person who works in the building in which judicial proceedings occur;(2) A victim's status as a juror, witness, or party to a criminal or civil loyee, bailiff, courtroom security personnel, and other person who works in the building in which judicial proceedings occur;(2) A victim's status as a juror, witness, or party to a criminal or civil case or a victim in a criminal case; and(3) A victim's status as a member of the public lawfully present in a courtroom during a criminal or civil proceeding.Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1045,s 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
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