Sec. 12.45.120. Authority to compromise misdemeanors for which victim has civil action.

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If a defendant is held to answer on a charge of misdemeanor for which the person injured by the act constituting the crime has a remedy by a civil action, the crime may be compromised except when it was committed

(1)by or upon a peace officer, judge, or magistrate while in the execution of the duties of that office;

(2)riotously;

(3)with an intent to commit a felony;

(4)larcenously;

(5)against

(A)a spouse or a former spouse of the defendant;

(B)a parent, grandparent, child, or grandchild of the defendant;

(C)a member of the social unit comprised of those living together in the same dwelling as the defendant; or

(D)a person who is not a spouse or former spouse of the defendant but who previously lived in a spousal relationship with the defendant.