Penal Law § 120.18 · Article 120. Assault and Related Offenses
Menacing a police officer or peace officer
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§ 120.18 Menacing a police officer or peace officer.
A person is guilty of menacing a police officer or peace officer when he or she intentionally places or attempts to place a police officer or peace officer in reasonable fear of physical injury, serious physical injury or death by displaying a deadly weapon, knife, pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, machine gun or other firearm, whether operable or not, where such officer was in the course of performing his or her official duties and the defendant knew or reasonably should have known that such victim was a police officer or peace officer.
Menacing a police officer or peace officer is a class D felony.
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