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For misdemeanor domestic battery charges, the statute of limitations is 18 months from the date of the offense. For felonies, there's typically a three-year statute of limitations, which means that charges can be brought at any time.
Typically, a first time Domestic Battery offense is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to $2,500 fine, up to 364 days in county jail, and up to 24 months of probation. Domestic Battery is a Class 4 felony if you have 1 or 2 prior convictions for Domestic Battery and must serve a minimum of 72 hours in jail.
'Abuse' means physical abuse, harassment, intimidation of a dependent, interference with personal liberty, or willful deprivation but does not include reasonable direction of a minor child by a parent or person in loco parentis. 'Domestic violence' means abuse, as above.
Domestic battery is a Class A misdemeanor. Domestic battery is a Class 4 felony if the defendant has any prior conviction under this Code for violation of an order of protection (Section 12-3.4 or 12-30), or any prior conviction under the law of another jurisdiction for an offense which is substantially similar.
Assault. (a) A person commits an assault when, without lawful authority, he or she knowingly engages in conduct which places another in reasonable apprehension of receiving a battery. (b) Sentence. Assault is a Class C misdemeanor.
Illinois Domestic Battery Law 720 ILCS 5/12-3.2 (a) A person commits domestic battery if he or she knowingly without legal justification by any means: (1) causes bodily harm to any family or household member; (2) makes physical contact of an insulting or provoking nature with any family or household member.
How a Domestic Violence Victim Can Drop Domestic Violence Charges in Illinois Step 1: Change the Conditions of Bond to Permit Contact. Step 2: Have the Defendant's Domestic Battery Defense Lawyer approach the prosecutor and negotiate for a dismissal. Step 3: Pre-Trial dismissal. Step 4: Pre-Trial Legal Maneuvering.