Domestic Violence (2nd Degree) is classified as a felony in which class?

• A. felony (class a)
• B. misdemeanor (class b)
• C. felony (class b)
• D. misdemeanor (class a)

Answer: (C)

Understanding how crimes are categorized helps here: degrees indicate the seriousness, and whether a crime is a felony or a misdemeanor is tied to that degree. For domestic violence labeled as second degree, the statute treats it as a felony, not a misdemeanor. Among felonies, it is designated as Class B, which is a mid-level felony—more serious than a misdemeanor but not the most severe felony tier. The top tier, Class A, is reserved for the most serious offenses (such as first-degree DV or other highly aggravated circumstances). So the correct classification is a felony, Class B. Choosing a Class A felony would imply a higher level of severity than the statute assigns, and labeling it as a misdemeanor (of any class) would ignore the explicit designation of it as a felony for the second-degree offense.