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RSA 631:2-a · Simple Assault

Title
LXII: CRIMINAL CODE
Chapter
631 · ASSAULT AND RELATED OFFENSES
Status
current
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631:2-a Simple Assault. –

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I.

A person is guilty of simple assault if he:

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(a)

Purposely or knowingly causes bodily injury or unprivileged physical contact to another; or

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(b)

Recklessly causes bodily injury to another; or

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(c)

Negligently causes bodily injury to another by means of a deadly weapon.

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II.

Simple assault is a misdemeanor unless committed in a fight entered into by mutual consent, in which case it is a violation. Source. 1979, 126:3, eff. Aug. 4, 1979.

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Source note

Source. 1979, 126:3, eff. Aug. 4, 1979.

Source history

  • 1979, 126:3, eff. Aug. 4, 1979

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