New Hampshire Simple Assault Laws In New Hampshire, a person commits the crime of simple assault, a misdemeanor, by   7ff8  causing offensive contact with or injury to another. Assaults that cause serious injury and assaults against children, as well as assaults committed against public officials due to their official actions, are felonies. Under New Hampshire’s laws, a simple assault that is committed during a fight entered into by mutual consent is punished less severely. (N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 631:2-a.) Simple assault and recklessly placing another in danger are misdemeanors, punishable by up to one year in jail, a fine of up to $2,000, or both. Simple assault during mutual combat is a violation, punishable by a fine of up to $1,000. The judge may also place conditions (short of formal probation) on a defendant who receives a violation.(N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § § 631:2-a, 631:3, 651:2.)