§ 120.09

Assault on a judge

Class C felony Courts & Justice Art. 120 · Assault and Related Offenses

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A person is guilty of assault on a judge when, with intent to prevent a judge from performing official judicial duties, such person causes to such judge. For the purposes of this section, the term judge shall mean a judge of a court of record or a justice court.

Assault on a judge is a .

Simplified explanation

Assault on a judge covers causing serious physical injury to a judge with intent to prevent official judicial duties; it is a class C felony.