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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 13 Sec. 1042

  • Bodily injury: means physical pain, illness, or any impairment of physical condition. See
  • Domestic: when applied to a corporation, company, association, or copartnership shall mean organized under the laws of this State; "foreign" when so applied, shall mean organized under the laws of another state, government, or country. See
  • Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
  • Serious bodily injury: means :

§ 1042. Domestic assault

Any person who attempts to cause or willfully or recklessly causes bodily injury to a family or household member or willfully causes a family or household member to fear imminent serious bodily injury shall be imprisoned not more than 18 months or fined not more than $5,000.00, or both. (Added 1993, No. 95, § 2; 2007, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)