What acts are considered domestic violence?
Domestic violence is considered the act or threat of violence between two people who have shared an intimate relationship. For example, in Colorado (unlike other states) “domestic violence” is not an act of violence against a child – such an act would simply be prosecuted as child abuse, not domestic violence. Furthermore, many criminal acts can be used as the underlying criminal charge in a domestic violence prosecution. For example, a male or female could be charged with assault, stalking, criminal mischief, or harassment – each of which is a separte crime, but with the sentencing enhancer of domestic violence.
