§117 Domestic Assault by an Habitual Offender

Summary

Anyone who commits a domestic assault in areas under U.S. federal control or in Indian country, and who already has at least two final convictions on separate occasions in federal, state, or tribal courts for crimes that under federal rules count as assault, sexual abuse, serious violent felonies against a spouse, partner, or child in their care, or offenses under chapter 110A, can be fined, jailed for up to 5 years, or both. If the victim suffers substantial bodily injury, the jail term can be up to 10 years. Domestic assault here means an assault by a current or former spouse, parent, child, or guardian of the victim; by someone who shares a child with the victim; by someone who lives or lived with the victim as family; or by someone in a similar family-like relationship.