{"data":{"id":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-1023","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"13 V.S.A. § 1023","heading":"Simple assault","body":"(a) A person is guilty of simple assault if he or she:\n(1) attempts to cause or purposely, knowingly, or recklessly causes bodily injury to another; or\n(2) negligently causes bodily injury to another with a deadly weapon; or\n(3) attempts by physical menace to put another in fear of imminent serious bodily injury.\n(b) A person who is convicted of simple assault shall be imprisoned for not more than one year or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both, unless the offense is committed in a fight or scuffle entered into by mutual consent, in which case a person convicted of simple assault shall be imprisoned not more than 60 days or fined not more than $500.00, or both.","path":["Title 13: Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Chapter 019: Breach of the Peace; Disturbances","Subchapter 004: OTHER DISTURBANCES OF THE PEACE"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/019/01023","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:09:27Z","sha256":"76ddeaf3c97b4eb180a76c41c4afa9639ec7871ead82611ced069f8b8b7a62ef","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-1022","next":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-1024"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}