BATT1002 BATTERY (DOMESTIC VIOLENCE)

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Domestic Violence Battery, 784.03.1AB, BATT1002, BATTERY (DOMESTIC VIOLENCE)

Domestic Violence Battery, 784.03.1AB, BATT1002
Domestic Violence

“Actually and intentionally touches or strikes another person against the will of the other; or Intentionally causes bodily harm to another person.”

Domestic Violence Battery

If you have been charged with BATT1002 BATTERY (DOMESTIC VIOLENCE) you can call a Tampa Domestic Violence Defense Lawyer at 813-222-2220.

This Domestic Violence charge is one of the top 10 ways to get arrested in our area. We have a list of the Top 50 ways to get into the Hillsborough County Jail that you can review here.

If the battery or fighting charge does not involve a family or familiar relationship, then you can be charged with simple misdemeanor battery.

Form Code: BATT1002

Florida Statute: 784.03.1AB
Level: Misd (Misdemeanor)
Degree: 1st

Description: BATTERY (DOMESTIC VIOLENCE)

Title XLVI CRIMES
Chapter 784 ASSAULT; BATTERY; CULPABLE NEGLIGENCE

784.03 Battery; felony battery.

(1)(a) The offense of battery occurs when a person:

1. Actually and intentionally touches or strikes another person against the will of the other; or

2. Intentionally causes bodily harm to another person.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person who commits battery commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

 

(2) A person who has one prior conviction for battery, aggravated battery, or felony battery and who commits any second or subsequent battery commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. For purposes of this subsection, “conviction” means a determination of guilt that is the result of a plea or a trial, regardless of whether adjudication is withheld or a plea of nolo contendere is entered.