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A person is guilty of aggravated assault upon a police officer or a peace officer when, with intent to cause serious physical injury to a person whom he knows or reasonably should know to be a police officer or a peace officer engaged in the course of performing his official duties, he causes such injury by means of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument.
Aggravated assault upon a police officer or a peace officer is a class B felony.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Penal Law - PEN § 120.11 Aggravated assault upon a police officer or a peace officer - last updated January 01, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/penal-law/pen-sect-120-11/
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