Vermont § 1043 - First degree aggravated domestic assault
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 1043 — First degree aggravated domestic assault, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1043. First degree aggravated domestic assault
- (a) A person commits the crime of first degree aggravated domestic assault if the person: (1) attempts to cause or willfully or recklessly causes serious bodily injury to a family
or household member; or (2) uses, attempts to use, or is armed with a deadly weapon and threatens to use the deadly
weapon on a family or household member; or (3) commits the crime of domestic assault and has been previously convicted of aggravated
domestic assault. (b) A person who commits the crime of first degree aggravated domestic assault shall be
imprisoned not more than 15 years or fined not more than $25,000.00, or both. (c) Conduct constituting the offense of first degree aggravated domestic assault under
this section shall be considered a violent act for the purpose of determining bail. (Added 1993, No. 95, § 2.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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