2015 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title LXII - CRIMINAL CODE
Chapter 631 - ASSAULT AND RELATED OFFENSES
Section 631:2 - Second Degree Assault.

    631:2 Second Degree Assault. –
    I. A person is guilty of a class B felony if he or she:
       (a) Knowingly or recklessly causes serious bodily injury to another; or
       (b) Recklessly causes bodily injury to another by means of a deadly weapon, except that if the deadly weapon is a firearm, he or she shall be sentenced in accordance with RSA 651:2, II-g; or
       (c) Recklessly causes bodily injury to another under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life; or
       (d) Purposely or knowingly causes bodily injury to a child under 13 years of age; or
       (e) Recklessly or negligently causes injury to another resulting in miscarriage or stillbirth; or
       (f) Purposely or knowingly engages in the strangulation of another.
    II. In this section:
       (a) "Miscarriage'' means the interruption of the normal development of the fetus other than by a live birth and not an induced abortion, resulting in the complete expulsion or extraction of a fetus.
       (b) "Stillbirth'' means the death of a fetus prior to complete expulsion or extraction and not an induced abortion.
       (c) "Strangulation'' means the application of pressure to another person's throat or neck, or the blocking of the person's nose or mouth, that causes the person to experience impeded breathing or blood circulation or a change in voice.
    III. Upon proof that the victim and defendant were intimate partners or family or household members, as those terms are defined in RSA 631:2-b, III, a conviction under this section shall be recorded as "Second Degree Assault--Domestic Violence.''

Source. 1971, 518:1. 1979, 126:2. 1985, 181:1. 1990, 95:3. 1991, 75:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1992. 2010, 8:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011. 2014, 152:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.