§ 1044.
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§ 1044. Second degree aggravated domestic assault
(a)A person commits the crime of second degree aggravated domestic assault if the person:
(1)Commits the crime of domestic assault and such conduct violates:
(A)specific conditions of a criminal court order in effect at the time of the offense imposed to protect that other person;
(B)a final abuse prevention order issued under 15 V.S.A. § 1103 or a similar order issued in another jurisdiction;
(C)a final order against stalking or sexual assault issued under 12 V.S.A. § 5133 or a similar order issued in another jurisdiction; or
(D)a final order against abuse of a vulnerable adult issued under 33 V.S.A. § 6935 or a similar order issued in another jurisdiction.
(2)Commits the crime of domestic assault; and
(A)has a prior conviction within the last 10 years for violating an abuse prevention order issued under section 1030 of this title; or
(B)has a prior conviction for domestic assault under section 1042 of this title or a prior conviction in another jurisdiction for an offense that, if committed within the State, would constitute a violation of section 1042 of this title.
(3)As used in this subsection:
(A)“Issued in another jurisdiction” means issued by a court in any other state; in a federally recognized Indian tribe, territory, or possession of the United States; in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; or in the District of Columbia.
(B)“Prior conviction in another jurisdiction” means a conviction issued by a court in any other state; in a federally recognized Indian tribe, territory, or possession of the United States; in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; or in the District of Columbia.
(b)A person who commits the crime of second degree aggravated domestic assault shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $10,000.00, or both.
(c)Conduct constituting the offense of second degree aggravated domestic assault under this section shall be considered a violent act for the purpose of determining bail. (Added 1993, No. 95, § 2; amended 2007, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2013, No. 17, § 11; 2019, No. 7, § 1, eff. April 23, 2019.)