New York Laws
Article 120 - Assault and Related Offenses
120.10 - Assault in the First Degree.


A person is guilty of assault in the first degree when:

1. With intent to cause serious physical injury to another person, he
causes such injury to such person or to a third person by means of a
deadly weapon or a dangerous instrument; or

2. With intent to disfigure another person seriously and permanently,
or to destroy, amputate or disable permanently a member or organ of his
body, he causes such injury to such person or to a third person; or

3. Under circumstances evincing a depraved indifference to human life,
he recklessly engages in conduct which creates a grave risk of death to
another person, and thereby causes serious physical injury to another
person; or

4. In the course of and in furtherance of the commission or attempted
commission of a felony or of immediate flight therefrom, he, or another
participant if there be any, causes serious physical injury to a person
other than one of the participants.

Assault in the first degree is a class B 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.