(1) Aggravated assault is an actor's conduct:

1. (a) that is:

   1. (i) an attempt, with unlawful force or violence, to do bodily injury to another;
   2. (ii) a threat, accompanied by a show of immediate force or violence, to do bodily injury to another; or
   3. (iii) 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

2. (b) that includes the use of:

   1. (i) a dangerous weapon as defined in Section 76-1-601;

   2. (ii) any act that impedes the breathing or the circulation of blood of another person by the actor's use of unlawful force or violence that is likely to produce a loss of consciousness by:

      1. (A) applying pressure to the neck or throat of a person; or
      2. (B) obstructing the nose, mouth, or airway of a person; or
   3. (iii) other means or force likely to produce death or serious bodily injury.

(2)

1. (a) Any act under this section is punishable as a third degree felony, except that an act under this section is punishable as a second degree felony if:

   1. (i) the act results in serious bodily injury; or
   2. (ii) an act under Subsection (1)(b)(ii) produces a loss of consciousness.
2. (b) Aggravated assault that is a violation of Section 76-5-210, Targeting a law enforcement officer, and results in serious bodily injury is a first degree felony.