{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-120.09","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 120.09","heading":"Assault on a judge","body":"§ 120.09 Assault on a judge.\n  A person is guilty of assault on a judge when, with intent to prevent\na judge from performing official judicial duties, such person causes\nserious physical injury to such judge. For the purposes of this section,\nthe term judge shall mean a judge of a court of record or a justice\ncourt.\n  Assault on a judge is a class C felony.","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title H. Offenses Against the Person Involving Physical Injury, Sexual Conduct, Restraint and Intimidation","Article 120. Assault and Related Offenses"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/120.09","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"6bb9401310d7f58daedfb4663a84659d4b6d99d8eb3fdf6ebae59b3171707c1c","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-120.08","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-120.09-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}