Domestic Violence (1st Degree) is defined as the offender committing assault (1), aggravated stalking, or burglary (1) against a victim who is a spouse or ex, family member, household member, or a recent dating relationship.

• A. Burglary (1) and Assault (1)
• B. Assault (1) OR Burglary (1) only
• C. Assault (1), aggravated stalking, OR burglary (1)
• D. Aggravated stalking only

Answer: (C)

This item tests understanding of which offenses count toward a Domestic Violence (1st Degree) designation. The statute makes clear that such a designation applies when the offender commits one of three offenses—assault (1st degree), aggravated stalking, or burglary (1st degree)—against someone in a protected relationship (spouse, ex-spouse, family member, household member, or a recent dating relationship).

Because any one of those three offenses can trigger DV (1st Degree) when directed at a person in the protected relationship, the best answer lists all three possibilities. Omitting aggravated stalking or restricting to only one of the offenses ignores parts of the defined scope, since the statute includes all three as qualifying actions.