76-5-103. Aggravated assault.
(1) As used in this section: "Chokehold" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 76-5-102 "Targeting a law enforcement officer" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 76-5-202 Terms defined in Sectionapply to this section. 76-1-101.5
(2) An actor commits aggravated assault if: the actor attempts, with unlawful force or violence, to do bodily injury to another; the actor makes a threat, accompanied by a show of immediate force or violence, to do bodily injury to another; or the actor commits an act, committed with unlawful force or violence, that causes bodily injury to another or creates a substantial risk of bodily injury to another; and the actor's conduct described in Subsectionincludes: (2)(a) the use of: a dangerous weapon; or a motor vehicle; any act that intentionally or knowingly impedes the breathing or the circulation of blood of another individual by the actor's use of unlawful force or violence by: applying pressure to the neck or throat of an individual; or obstructing the nose, mouth, or airway of an individual; or other means or force likely to produce death or serious bodily injury.
(3) Except as provided in Subsectionor, a violation of Subsectionis a third degree felony. (3)(b) (c) (2) Except as provided in Subsection, a violation of Subsectionis a second degree felony if: (3)(c) (2) the act results in serious bodily injury; or an act under Subsectionproduces a loss of consciousness. (2)(b)(ii) A violation of Subsectionis a first degree felony if the conduct constitutes targeting a law enforcement officer and results in serious bodily injury. (2)
(4) This section does not apply to an actor's use of a chokehold on another individual if: the chokehold is done as part of training for, or participating in, a practice or sport in which a chokehold is a known and acceptable practice, including martial arts, wrestling, or mixed martial arts; and the other individual is also training for, or participating in, the same practice or sport in which a chokehold is a known and acceptable practice.