HB 264-FN – AS INTRODUCED

2013 SESSION

13-0041

04/09

HOUSE BILL 264-FN

AN ACT relative to simple assault.

SPONSORS: Rep. Sapareto, Rock 6; Rep. Keith Murphy, Hills 7; Rep. Kelleigh Murphy, Hills 7

COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

ANALYSIS

This bill provides that an assault which does not result in harm to another shall be charged as a violation and not a misdemeanor.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

13-0041

04/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen

AN ACT relative to simple assault.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Simple Assault. Amend RSA 631:2-a to read as follows:

631:2-a Simple Assault.

I. A person is guilty of a misdemeanor for simple assault if he or she:

(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. A person is guilty of a violation for simple assault if he or she purposely or knowingly causes unprivileged physical contact to another which does not result in harm or injury. Any person found guilty under this paragraph shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $100 or community service not to exceed 10 hours. Nothing in this paragraph shall be used as a defense by any person who is being prosecuted for an offense under RSA 632-A.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2014.

LBAO

13-0041

Revised 01/14/13

HB 264-FN - FISCAL NOTE

AN ACT relative to simple assault.

FISCAL IMPACT:

METHODOLOGY:

 

FY 2014

FY 2015

Class A Misdemeanor

$62.71

$64.40

Class B Misdemeanor

$44.32

$45.84

Violation

$42.85

$44.36