Section 631:1 First Degree Assault. - New Hampshire Statutes

   I. A person is guilty of a class A felony if he:
      (a) Purposely causes serious bodily injury to another; or
      (b) Purposely or knowingly causes bodily injury to another by means of a deadly weapon, except that if the deadly weapon is a firearm, he shall be sentenced in accordance with RSA 651:2, II-g; or
      (c) Purposely or knowingly causes injury to another resulting in miscarriage or stillbirth; or
      (d) Knowingly or recklessly causes serious bodily injury to a person under 13 years of age.
   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; and
      (b) ""Stillbirth'' means the death of a fetus prior to complete expulsion or extraction and not an induced abortion.

Source. 1971, 518:1. 1979, 126:1. 1990, 95:2. 1991, 75:1. 1992, 71:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.