In recent years, a new light has been shed on domestic battery, or what many social workers call the shadow pandemic. Police, prosecutors, and judges are routinely trained in domestic violence, and aggressive interventions are continually implemented. One of these aggressive interventions is severe penalties for domestic battery. These charges do not have to be the result of a long-term injury for someone to be charged with domestic battery.

According to Nevada law, any unwanted touching, no matter how light, is considered battery. Domestic battery is a "must arrest" charge. If the police have been called to a residence for domestic battery, they are required to remove the person they have identified as the primary aggressor. This usually involves an arrest and detention at the jail for at least 12 hours, before bail is even possible.

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.

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.

If convicted of a third domestic battery charge within 7 years, it will be charged as a felony offense, which carries a punishment of:

• Mandatory 1-6 years in prison
• Up to $5,000 in fines
• Loss of second amendment rights

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

Even after the case is long over, a domestic battery conviction can keep someone from owning or possessing a firearm, renting a house, getting a job, or even progressing in their current employment. There are several possible defenses for domestic battery charges. Jesse Kalter Law has experienced domestic battery lawyers. Their relentless pursuit of the truth has resulted in charges reduced or cases completely dismissed. They are available to serve Reno, Sparks, Carson City, Fallon, Fernley, Dayton, Yerington, Douglas County, and all other Northern NV rural counties.

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