Which of the following describes a DV 3rd Degree offense?

Which of the following describes a DV 3rd Degree offense?

• A. Causing physical harm or injury to a household member
• B. Attending a noisy party
• C. Vandalizing property of a non-household member
• D. Trespassing on public land

Answer: (A)

Domestic violence offenses are graded by degree, and the third degree typically covers causing physical harm or injury to a household member. This matches the scenario where someone harms a family or household member, because it combines the domestic relationship with a real physical injury. The other options describe actions that are not domestic-violence against a household member (a noisy party, property vandalism involving someone outside the household, or trespassing on public land), so they don’t fit the DV third-degree category.

Domestic violence offenses are graded by degree, and the third degree typically covers causing physical harm or injury to a household member. This matches the scenario where someone harms a family or household member, because it combines the domestic relationship with a real physical injury. The other options describe actions that are not domestic-violence against a household member (a noisy party, property vandalism involving someone outside the household, or trespassing on public land), so they don’t fit the DV third-degree category.