Penal Law § 120.09-A
Aggravated Assault on a Judge

Published: 2024-07-26

§ 120.09-a Aggravated assault on a judge.

A person is guilty of aggravated assault on a judge when, with intent to cause serious physical injury and prevent a judge from performing official judicial duties, such person causes serious physical injury to such judge. For the purposes of this section, the term judge shall mean a judge of a court of record or a justice court.

Aggravated assault on a judge is a class B felony.