Arizona Domestic Violence Cases

Is it a domestic violence offense?

In order for an offense to be a domestic violence under the legal definition, it must meet the following criteria:

Offenses That Can Be Domestic Violence:

Any Dangerous Crime Against a Child
Endangerment
Threatening or Intimidating
Assault
Aggravated Assault
Custodial Interference
Unlawful Imprisonment
Kidnapping
Criminal Trespass
Criminal Damage
Interfering with Judicial Proceedings
Disorderly Conduct
Use of Telephone to Terrify, Intimidate, Threaten, Harass, Annoy or Offend
Harassment
Aggravated Harassment
Stalking
Surreptitious Photographing, Videotaping, Filming or Digitally Recording or Viewing
Aggravated Domestic Violence
Child or Vulnerable Adult Abuse

and, the relationship between the accused and the alleged victim must meet one of the following criteria:

Required Relationship for Domestic Violence

The relationship between the alleged victim and the defendant is one of marriage or former marriage or of persons residing or having resided in the same household.
The alleged victim and the defendant have a child in common.
The alleged victim or the defendant is pregnant by the other party.
The alleged victim is related to the defendant or the defendant's spouse by blood or court order as a parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, brother or sister or by marriage as a parent-in-law, grandparent-in-law, stepparent, step-grandparent, stepchild, step-grandchild, brother-in-law or sister-in-law.
The alleged victim is a child who resides or has resided in the same household as the defendant and is related by blood to a former spouse of the defendant or to a person who resides or who has resided in the same household as the defendant.
The relationship between the alleged victim and the defendant is currently or was previously a romantic or sexual relationship.

If your case does not meet both the type of offense criteria and the relationship criteria, it is not a domestic violence offense.

What are the extra penalties if a case is a domestic violence offense?

In addition to the penalty for the classification of the offense (e.g.. class 6 felony, etc.) the following are the additional penalties for being convicted of a domestic violence offense: