Aggravated assault
Known as the Criminal Code
The act spans §§ 45–45 (382 sections).
Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case United States v. Fierro-Reyna (2006)
Most recently applied in United States v. Troy Brasby (February 2023)
En. 94-5-202 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; amd
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
(1) A person commits the offense of aggravated assault if the person purposely or knowingly causes serious bodily injury to another or purposely or knowingly, with the use of physical force or contact, causes reasonable apprehension of serious bodily injury or death in another.
(2) A person convicted of aggravated assault shall be imprisoned in the state prison for a term not to exceed 20 years and may be fined not more than $50,000, except as provided in 46-18-219 and 46-18-222.
Official source: Montana Code Annotated (Montana Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Montana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.