{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-631-2-a","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 631:2-a","heading":"Simple Assault.","body":"I. A person is guilty of simple assault if he:\n(a) Purposely or knowingly causes bodily injury or unprivileged physical contact to another; or\n(b) Recklessly causes bodily injury to another; or\n(c) Negligently causes bodily injury to another by means of a deadly weapon.\nII. Simple assault is a misdemeanor unless committed in a fight entered into by mutual consent, in which case it is a violation.","path":["Title LXII: CRIMINAL CODE","Chapter 631: ASSAULT AND RELATED OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LXII/631/631-2-a.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:28:07Z","sha256":"1e92e568f37407da7fc17b4583f12443f22dd2027c32dd55c32c19fb67da4c3e","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-631-2","next":"us-nh/rsa-631-2-b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}