§ 750.81dAssaulting, battering, resisting, obstructing, opposing person performing duty;

felony; penalty; other violations; consecutive terms; definitions.
 Sec. 81d.
    (1) Except as provided in subsections (2), (3), and (4), an individual who assaults, batters,
 wounds, resists, obstructs, opposes, or endangers a person who the individual knows or has
 reason to know is performing his or her duties is guilty of a felony punishable by
 imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both.
    (2) An individual who assaults, batters, wounds, resists, obstructs, opposes, or endangers a
 person who the individual knows or has reason to know is performing his or her duties causing
 a bodily injury requiring medical attention or medical care to that person is guilty of a felony
 punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or
 both.
    (3) An individual who assaults, batters, wounds, resists, obstructs, opposes, or endangers a
 person who the individual knows or has reason to know is performing his or her duties causing
 a serious impairment of a body function of that person is guilty of a felony punishable by
 imprisonment for not more than 15 years or a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both.
    (4) An individual who assaults, batters, wounds, resists, obstructs, opposes, or endangers a
 person who the individual knows or has reason to know is performing his or her duties causing



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 the death of that person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 20
 years or a fine of not more than $20,000.00, or both.
    (5) This section does not prohibit an individual from being charged with, convicted of, or
 punished for any other violation of law that is committed by that individual while violating
 this section.
    (6) A term of imprisonment imposed for a violation of this section may run consecutively to
 any term of imprisonment imposed for another violation arising from the same transaction.
    (7) As used in this section:
    (a) "Obstruct" includes the use or threatened use of physical interference or force or a
 knowing failure to comply with a lawful command.
    (b) "Person" means any of the following:
    (i) A police officer of this state or of a political subdivision of this state including, but not
 limited to, a motor carrier officer or capitol security officer of the department of state police.
    (ii) A police officer of a junior college, college, or university who is authorized by the
 governing board of that junior college, college, or university to enforce state law and the rules
 and ordinances of that junior college, college, or university.
    (iii) A conservation officer of the department of natural resources or the department of
 environmental quality.
    (iv) A conservation officer of the United States department of the interior.
    (v) A sheriff or deputy sheriff.
    (vi) A constable.
    (vii) A peace officer of a duly authorized police agency of the United States, including, but
 not limited to, an agent of the secret service or department of justice.
    (viii) A firefighter.
    (ix) Any emergency medical service personnel described in section 20950 of the public
 health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.20950.
    (x) An individual engaged in a search and rescue operation as that term is defined in section
 50c.
    (c) "Serious impairment of a body function" means that term as defined in section 58c of the
 Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.58c.