76-5-102.   Assault.
     (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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