New York Prosecutors Training Institute
NYPTI Law - NYS Statutes
ยง 120.08 Assault on a peace officer, police officer, firefighter or
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.
