{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "120.11", "citation": "Penal Law § 120.11", "heading": "Aggravated assault upon a police officer or a peace officer", "text": ["§ 120.11 Aggravated assault upon a police officer or a peace officer.", "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."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/120.11", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A person commits aggravated assault on a police or peace officer by **intentionally causing serious physical injury with a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument** to an on-duty officer whom the person knows or should know is such an officer. ★ It is a **class B felony**.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/120.11", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}