§ 76-5-102. Assault.

Latest version.

(1)

Assault is:

(a)	an attempt, with unlawful force or violence, to do bodily injury to another;

(b)	a threat, accompanied by a show of immediate force or violence, to do bodily injury to another; or

(c)	an act, committed with unlawful force or violence, that causes bodily injury to another or creates a substantial risk of bodily injury to another.

(2)	Assault is a class B misdemeanor.

(3)

Assault is a class A misdemeanor if:

(a)	the person causes substantial bodily injury to another; or

(b)	the victim is pregnant and the person has knowledge of the pregnancy.

(4)	It is not a defense against assault, that the accused caused serious bodily injury to another.

Amended by Chapter 109, 2003 General Session

                    
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