Penalties for Domestic Battery in Nevada
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Penalties for Domestic Battery in Nevada
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Domestic Battery First Offense
If convicted of a domestic battery first offense, a person could:
- Serve a minimum 2 days up to 6 months in jail
- Pay up to $1,000 fine
- Serve up to 120 hours of community service
- Attend weekly batterer’s intervention counseling sessions for 6 months
- Loss of second amendment rights
These are standard penalties for offenses that did not involve deadly weapons, strangulation, or substantial bodily harm.
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Domestic Battery Second Offense
If convicted of a second domestic battery offense within seven years, a person could:
- Serve a minimum of 20 days to 6 months in jail
- Pay up to $1,000 fine
- Serve up to 200 hours of community service
- Mandatory weekly batterer’s intervention counseling sessions for one year
- Loss of second amendment rights
These are standard penalties for offenses that did not involve deadly weapons, strangulation, or substantial bodily harm.
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Domestic Battery Third Offense
If convicted of a third domestic battery charge within 7 years, it will be charged as a felony offense, which carries a punishment of:
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- Mandatory 1-6 years in prison
- Up to $5,000 in fines
- Loss of second amendment rights
Domestic Battery with Deadly Weapon, Strangulation, or Substantial Bodily Harm
If a person is convicted of domestic battery with the use of a deadly weapon, or by strangulation, it will be punishable by:
- 1-5 years in prison
- Up to $10,000 in fines
- Loss of second amendment rights
If a person is convicted of domestic battery resulting in substantial bodily harm with the use of a deadly weapon, or by strangulation, it will be punishable by:
- Mandatory 1-6 years in prison
- Up to $5,000 in fines
- Loss of second amendment rights
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