{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-120.12","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 120.12","heading":"Aggravated assault upon a person less than eleven years old","body":"§ 120.12 Aggravated assault upon a person less than eleven years old.\n  A person is guilty of aggravated assault upon a person less than\neleven years old when being eighteen years old or more the defendant\ncommits the crime of assault in the third degree as defined in section\n120.00 of this article upon a person less than eleven years old and has\nbeen previously convicted of such crime upon a person less than eleven\nyears old within the preceding ten years.\n  Aggravated assault upon a person less than eleven years old is a class\nE 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/120.12","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"e4e6b893b10d560a23ad7ab3b71b75cd7fa1877f2e46e678ca3ede51d4d77273","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-120.11","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-120.13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}