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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 265:79-a (2024)

Vehicular Assault

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    265:79-a Vehicular Assault. – Any person who causes death or serious bodily injury as defined in RSA 625:11, VI to another while using a vessel or propelled vehicle as defined in RSA 637:9, III shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor, where such person's negligent operation of the propelled vehicle or vessel causes or materially contributes to the collision.

Source. 2000, 319:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2001. 2015, 51:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2003–2025 · leading case: State v. Rollins-Ercolino, 821 A.2d 953 (N.H. 2003).
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State v. Rollins-Ercolino, 821 A.2d 953 (N.H. 2003). · cites it 7× “We consolidated these cases to answer recurring questions about the validity of our vehicular assault statute, RSA 265:79-a (Supp. 2002), which provides: Any person who, without intent, causes death or serious bodily injury as defined in RSA 625:11, VI to another while using a…”
State v. Shepard, 973 A.2d 318 (N.H. 2009). · cites it 5× “See RSA 630:3, I (2007); RSA 265:79-a (2004). He argues that the Superior Court ( O'Neill, J.”
State v. Demond-Surace, 27 A.3d 793 (N.H. 2011). · cites it 2× “The defendant, Marilyn Demond-Surace, appeals her conviction on two counts of vehicular assault, see RSA 265:79-a (2004), following a jury trial in the Superior Court (Tucker, J.”
State of New Hampshire v. Chad Belleville, 88 A.3d 918 (N.H. 2014). “” See RSA 265:79-a (2004), stricken in part as unconstitutional by State v.”
State v. Polk, 927 A.2d 514 (N.H. 2007). “at 338 , and read the vehicular assault statute, RSA 265:79-a (2004), to include the culpable mental state of criminal negligence, Rollins-Ercolino, 149 N.”
State v. James Fogg, 168 A.3d 1145 (N.H. 2017). “For example, in the circumstances presented here, it appears that, in addition to the charge of aggravated DWI, the State may have had the option of charging the defendant with a number of other offenses, including, perhaps, second degree assault, see RSA 631:2 (2016); simple…”
State v. Warren, 337 A.3d 265, 2025 N.H. 21 (N.H. 2025). · cites it 7× “[¶20] Next, we consider the correlation between RSA 263:64, V-a and RSA 265:79-a (2024), which establishes the offense of vehicular assault.”
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