A person commits an aggravated assault when, in committing an assault, he or she:
(A) Uses a deadly weapon;
(B) Is hooded, robed or masked in such a manner to conceal his or her identity;
(C) Knows the individual assaulted to be a teacher or other person employed in any school and such teacher or other employee is upon the grounds of a school or grounds adjacent thereto, or is in any part of a building used for school purposes;
(D) Knows the individual assaulted to be a supervisor, director, instructor or other person employed in any park district and the supervisor, director, instructor or other employee is upon the grounds of the park or grounds adjacent thereto, or is in any part of a building used for park purposes;
(E) Knows the individual assaulted to be a caseworker, investigator or other person employed by the State Department of Public Aid or a County Department of Public Aid and that caseworker, investigator or other person is upon the grounds of a Public Aid office or grounds adjacent thereto, or is in any part of a building used for Public Aid purposes; or upon the grounds of a home of a Public Aid applicant, recipient or any other person being interviewed or investigated in the employee's discharge of his or her duties, or on grounds adjacent thereto, or is in any part of the building in which the applicant, recipient or other person resides or is located;
(F) Knows the individual assaulted to be a peace officer, or a person summoned and directed by him or her or a correctional officer, while the officer is engaged in the execution of any of his or her official duties;
(G) Knows the individual assaulted to be a firefighter engaged in the execution of any of his or her official duties;
(H) Knows the individual assaulted to be the driver, operator, employee or passenger of any transportation facility or system engaged in the business of transportation of the public for hire and the individual assaulted is then performing in such capacity or then using public transportation as a passenger, or using any area of any description designated by the transportation facility or system as a vehicle boarding, departure or transfer location;
(I) Or the individual assaulted is upon or about a public way, public property or public place of accommodation or amusement; or
(J) Knows the individual assaulted to be an employee of the state, a municipal corporation therein, or a political subdivision thereof engaged in the performance of his or her authorized duties as the employee.
(1994 Code, § 27-4-2) Penalty, see § 130.999