§  120.08  Assault  on  a  peace  officer,  police officer, fireman or
           emergency medical services professional.
  A person is guilty of assault on a peace  officer,  police  officer,
fireman  or  emergency medical services professional when, with intent
to prevent a peace officer, police officer,  a  fireman,  including  a
fireman   acting  as  a  paramedic  or  emergency  medical  technician
administering first aid in the course of performance of duty  as  such
fireman,  or  an  emergency  medical  service  paramedic  or emergency
medical service technician, from performing a lawful duty,  he  causes
serious  physical  injury  to  such  peace  officer,  police  officer,
fireman, paramedic or technician.
  Assault on a peace officer, police  officer,  fireman  or  emergency
medical services professional is a class C felony.
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