Which action qualifies as Domestic Assault 3rd?

Which action qualifies as Domestic Assault 3rd?

• A. Intentionally and knowingly causes bodily injury to his/her intimate partner, threatens with imminent bodily injury, or threatens in a menacing manner
• B. Intentionally and knowingly causes bodily injury to a stranger with a dangerous instrument
• C. Threatens in a non-violent manner
• D. Restraining order violation

Answer: (A)

Domestic Assault 3rd requires harming or threatening an intimate partner or household member, with the offender intentionally acting to cause harm or making threats of imminent bodily injury or a menacing threat. The described action fits because it involves intentionally causing bodily injury to an intimate partner and includes threats of imminent harm or a menacing manner, meeting both the relationship and the harm/threat criteria. The other scenarios don’t fit: harming a stranger with a dangerous instrument targets someone outside the domestic relationship; threatening in a non-violent manner lacks the imminent harm or menacing element; and a restraining order violation is a separate offense, not the domestic assault statute.

Domestic Assault 3rd requires harming or threatening an intimate partner or household member, with the offender intentionally acting to cause harm or making threats of imminent bodily injury or a menacing threat. The described action fits because it involves intentionally causing bodily injury to an intimate partner and includes threats of imminent harm or a menacing manner, meeting both the relationship and the harm/threat criteria.

The other scenarios don’t fit: harming a stranger with a dangerous instrument targets someone outside the domestic relationship; threatening in a non-violent manner lacks the imminent harm or menacing element; and a restraining order violation is a separate offense, not the domestic assault statute.