New York Penal Law Section 120.09 - Assault on a judge.

120.09 Assault on a judge.

A person is guilty of assault on a judge when, with intent to cause serious physical injury and prevent a judge from performing official judicial duties, he or she 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.


Last modified: February 3, 2019