Statute · New York Penal Law
N.Y. Penal Law § 120.09 — Assault on a judge
N.Y. Penal Law § 120.09
- Type
- Statute
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- New York Penal Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 120.09 Assault on a judge.
Citator
N.Y. Penal Law § 120.09 — Assault on a judge is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 120.09 Assault on a judge.
A person is guilty of assault on a judge when, with intent to 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.
Assault on a judge is a class C felony.