According to
Safe Nest, a domestic violence shelter in Nevada, over 60,000 people called for
help because of domestic violence, which is why Nevada ranked as the second
worst nation for domestic violence.
As defined by
Nevada Revised Statutes or NRS, domestic violence is a by product of domestic
battery in Nevada, which means it is the result of unlawful violence upon
another person. To further understand, domestic violence is a type of abuse
which causes physical, emotional and sexual violence over the household members or
family members.
As clearly
reported by NRS, first offense offenders will face detention for not less than
two days and not more than six months, community service of 48 hours to 120
hours and will be fine of 200 to 1,000 dollars. However for offenders who will
violate the law for the second time, the penalties will be: detention for not
less than two days and not more than six months, community service of 100 hours
to 200 hours and fines of atleat $200 to $1,000.
We all know
that there are cases that you could hit a family member out of rage and unintentionally.
Thus, to clearly prove that it was done unintentionally, better consult a
criminal defense attorney to help you rekindle the relationship that was lost.