New York statute
N.Y. Penal Law § 121.13-a — Aggravated strangulation
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 121: Strangulation and Related Offenses, New York Penal Law.
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Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 121.13-a
Statutory text current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17). This publication reproduces the text of the Consolidated Laws of New York as provided by the New York State Senate's Open Legislation service (Legislative Bill Drafting Commission statutory text); it is not the official statutes of the State of New York.
121.13-a Aggravated strangulation.
A person is guilty of aggravated strangulation when, being a police
officer as defined in subdivision thirty-four of section 1.20 of the
criminal procedure law or a peace officer as defined in section 2.10 of
the criminal procedure law, he or she commits the crime of criminal
obstruction of breathing or blood circulation, as defined in section
121.11 of this article, or uses a chokehold or similar restraint, as
described in paragraph b of subdivision one of section eight hundred
thirty-seven-t of the executive law, and thereby causes serious physical
injury or death to another person.
Aggravated strangulation is a class C felony.
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