45-5-206. Partner or family member assault -- penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of partner or family member assault if the person:
     (a) purposely or knowingly causes bodily injury to a partner or family member;
     (b) negligently causes bodily injury to a partner or family member with a weapon; or
     (c) purposely or knowingly causes reasonable apprehension of bodily injury in a partner or family member.
     (2) For the purposes of Title 40, chapter 15, 46-6-311, and this section, the following definitions apply:
     (a) "Family member" means mothers, fathers, children, brothers, sisters, and other past or present family members of a household. These relationships include relationships created by adoption and remarriage, including stepchildren, stepparents, in-laws, and adoptive children and parents. These relationships continue regardless of the ages of the parties and whether the parties reside in the same household.
     (b) "Partners" means spouses, former spouses, persons who have a child in common, and persons who have been or are currently in a dating or ongoing intimate relationship with a person of the opposite sex.
     (3) (a) An offender convicted of partner or family member assault shall be fined an amount not less than $100 or more than $1,000 and be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 1 year or not less than 24 hours for a first offense. An offender convicted of a second offense under this section shall be fined not less than $300 or more than $1,000 and be imprisoned in the county jail not less than 72 hours or more than 1 year. Upon a first or second conviction, the offender may be ordered into misdemeanor probation as provided in 46-23-1005. On a third or subsequent conviction for partner or family member assault, the offender shall be fined not less than $500 and not more than $50,000 and be imprisoned for a term not less than 30 days and not more than 5 years. If the term of imprisonment does not exceed 1 year, the person shall be imprisoned in the county jail. If the term of imprisonment exceeds 1 year, the person shall be imprisoned in the state prison.
     (b) (i) For the purpose of determining the number of convictions under this section, a conviction means a conviction, as defined in 45-2-101, in this state, conviction for a violation of a similar statute in another state, or a forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure the defendant's appearance in court in this state or in another state for a violation of a similar statute, which forfeiture has not been vacated. A prior conviction for domestic abuse under this section is a prior conviction for purposes of subsection (3)(a).
     (ii) A conviction for felony assault under 45-5-202, if the offender was a partner or family member of the victim, constitutes a conviction for the purpose of calculating prior convictions under this section.
     (4) (a) An offender convicted of partner or family member assault is required to pay for and complete a counseling assessment with a focus on violence, dangerousness, and chemical dependency. The offender shall follow through on all recommendations made by the counseling provider. The counseling provider must be approved by the court. The counseling must include a counseling assessment and a minimum of 25 hours of counseling, in addition to the assessment. The assessment and the counseling must be:
     (i) with a person licensed under Title 37, chapter 17, 22, or 23;
     (ii) with a professional person as defined in 53-21-102; or
     (iii) in a specialized domestic violence intervention program.
     (b) The counseling provided in subsection (4)(a) must be directed to the violent conduct of the offender. Other issues indicated by the assessment may be addressed in additional counseling beyond the minimum 25 hours. Subsection (4)(a) does not prohibit the placement of the offender in other appropriate treatment if the court determines that there is no available treatment program directed to the violent conduct of the offender.
     (5) In addition to any sentence imposed under subsections (3) and (4), after determining the financial resources and future ability of the offender to pay restitution as provided for in 46-18-242, the court shall require the offender, if able, to pay the victim's reasonable actual medical, housing, wage loss, and counseling costs.
     (6) In addition to the requirements of subsection (5), if financially able, the offender must be ordered to pay for the costs of the offender's probation, if probation is ordered by the court.
     (7) The court may prohibit an offender convicted under this section from possession or use of the firearm used in the assault. The court may enforce 45-8-323 if a firearm was used in the assault.
     (8) At the time of sentencing, the court shall provide an offender a written copy of the offender's sentence.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 700, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 480, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 257, Ch. 800, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 425, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 51, Ch. 18, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 350, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 245, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 484, L. 1997.