Domestic Violence Assault
17-A M.R.S. § 207-A — an assault on a family or household member or a dating partner
An assault on a family or household member or a dating partner is domestic violence assault, a Class D crime. It is a Class C crime with a prior conviction for one of the domestic violence crimes, for violating a protection from abuse order, or for violating a bail condition in a domestic case.
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- Criminal threatening and terrorizing work the same way between family or household members or dating partners: Class D, and Class C with such a prior conviction.
- An aggravated assault on a family or household member or dating partner is domestic violence aggravated assault, a Class B crime, or Class A for serious permanent injury.
Sources for this section (4)
- 17-A M.R.S. § 207-A — Domestic violence assault
- 17-A M.R.S. § 209-A — Domestic violence criminal threatening
- 17-A M.R.S. § 210-B — Domestic violence terrorizing
- 17-A M.R.S. § 208-D — Domestic violence aggravated assault
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Maine attorney.