New York Laws
Article 120 - Assault and Related Offenses
120.08 - Assault on a Peace Officer, Police Officer, Firefighter or Emergency Medical Services Professional.


emergency medical services professional.

A person is guilty of assault on a peace officer, police officer,
firefighter or emergency medical services professional when, with intent
to prevent a peace officer, police officer, a firefighter, including a
firefighter acting as a paramedic or emergency medical technician
administering first aid in the course of performance of duty as such
firefighter, or an emergency medical service paramedic or emergency
medical service technician, from performing a lawful duty, he or she
causes serious physical injury to such peace officer, police officer,
firefighter, paramedic or technician.

Assault on a peace officer, police officer, firefighter or emergency
medical services professional is a class C felony.

Structure New York Laws

New York Laws

PEN - Penal

Part 3 - Specific Offenses

Title H - Offenses Against the Person Involving Physical Injury, Sexual Conduct, Restraint and Intimidation

Article 120 - Assault and Related Offenses

120.00 - Assault in the Third Degree.

120.01 - Reckless Assault of a Child by a Child Day Care Provider.

120.02 - Reckless Assault of a Child.

120.03 - Vehicular Assault in the Second Degree.

120.04 - Vehicular Assault in the First Degree.

120.04-A - Aggravated Vehicular Assault.

120.05 - Assault in the Second Degree.

120.06 - Gang Assault in the Second Degree.

120.07 - Gang Assault in the First Degree.

120.08 - Assault on a Peace Officer, Police Officer, Firefighter or Emergency Medical Services Professional.

120.09 - Assault on a Judge.

120.10 - Assault in the First Degree.

120.11 - Aggravated Assault Upon a Police Officer or a Peace Officer.

120.12 - Aggravated Assault Upon a Person Less Than Eleven Years Old.

120.13 - Menacing in the First Degree.

120.14 - Menacing in the Second Degree.

120.15 - Menacing in the Third Degree.

120.16 - Hazing in the First Degree.

120.17 - Hazing in the Second Degree.

120.18 - Menacing a Police Officer or Peace Officer.

120.20 - Reckless Endangerment in the Second Degree.

120.25 - Reckless Endangerment in the First Degree.

120.30 - Promoting a Suicide Attempt.

120.35 - Promoting a Suicide Attempt; When Punishable as Attempt to Commit Murder.

120.40 - Definitions.

120.45 - Stalking in the Fourth Degree.

120.50 - Stalking in the Third Degree.

120.55 - Stalking in the Second Degree.

120.60 - Stalking in the First Degree.

120.70 - Luring a Child.