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Amend the amendment in section 1 in §752-A in subsection 1 in paragraph B in the last line (page 1, line 26 in amendment) by inserting after the following: "crime;" the following: 'or'
Amend the amendment in section 1 in §752-A in subsection 1 by striking out all of paragraphs C and D (page 1, lines 27 to 33 in amendment) and inserting the following:
 
‘C. The person intentionally or knowingly causes bodily injury to a law enforcement officer and the person selected the law enforcement officer whom the person injured because of the law enforcement officer’s status as a law enforcement officer. Violation of this paragraph is a Class B crime.’
Amend the amendment in section 2 in §752-C in subsection 1 in paragraph B in the first line (page 2, line 7 in amendment) by striking out the following: ", knowingly or recklessly" and inserting the following: 'or knowingly'
Amend the amendment in section 4 §752-E in subsection 1 in paragraph B in the first line (page 2, line 20 in amendment) by striking out the following: ", knowingly or recklessly" and inserting the following: 'or knowingly'
 
SUMMARY
This amendment strikes language from Committee Amendment "A" that creates a new Class C crime when a person intentionally or knowingly causes offensive physical contact to a law enforcement officer. This amendment also removes the mental state of "recklessly" from the crimes of causing bodily injury to a law enforcement officer, causing bodily injury to an emergency medical care provider and causing bodily injury to a firefighter when the injured's status as a law enforcement officer, emergency medical care provider or firefighter resulted in the selection of the injured as a target.