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N.Y. Penal Law § 120.11 — Aggravated assault upon a police officer or a peace officer

Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)

Part of Article 120: Assault and Related Offenses, New York Penal Law.

Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 120.11

Statutory text current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17). This publication reproduces the text of the Consolidated Laws of New York as provided by the New York State Senate's Open Legislation service (Legislative Bill Drafting Commission statutory text); it is not the official statutes of the State of New York.

N.Y. Penal Law § 120.11Primary source, current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
120.11 Aggravated assault upon a police officer or a peace officer. A person is guilty of aggravated assault upon a police officer or a peace officer when, with intent to cause serious physical injury to a person whom he knows or reasonably should know to be a police officer or a peace officer engaged in the course of performing his official duties, he causes such injury by means of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument. Aggravated assault upon a police officer or a peace officer is a class B felony.

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