New Hampshire § 631:2-a Simple Assault

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 631:2-a — Simple Assault

New Hampshire § 631:2-a

Title LXIICRIMINAL CODE

Ch. 631ASSAULT AND RELATED OFFENSES

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Bluebook

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 631:2-a (2026).

Text

I. A person is guilty of simple assault if he:

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

(b)Recklessly causes bodily injury to another; or

(c)Negligently causes bodily injury to another by means of a deadly weapon. II. Simple assault is a misdemeanor unless committed in a fight entered into by mutual consent, in which case it is a violation.

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Legislative History

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

Nearby Sections

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