Any person who commits a simple assault or assault and battery is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. In addition to a Protective Order (a civil case), an assault charge (a criminal case) can be filed for the same incident.This is done through a Magistrate. The familybased immigration process generally requires US citizens and lawful permanent residents to file a petition for their noncitizen family members. Persons charged with first offense of assault and battery against a family or household member may be placed on local community-based probation. The statute of limitations on domestic violence may vary from 6 months to multiple years, depending on how the abuse is classified. Basically, call for Barangay. They'll ask you take a medical examination to confirm physical abuse. The program offers support to victims of sexual assault and their families and friends. As a victim or a witness of crime, you have certain rights under Virginia's Crime Victim and Witness.