{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-565.072--2","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 565.072","heading":"Domestic assault, first degree — penalty.","body":"1. A person commits the offense of domestic assault in the first degree if he or she attempts to kill or knowingly causes or attempts to cause serious physical injury to a domestic victim, as the term \"domestic victim\" is defined under section 565.002.\n2. The offense of domestic assault in the first degree is a class B felony unless in the course thereof the person inflicts serious physical injury on the victim, in which case it is a class A felony.","path":["Title XXXVIII - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS","Chapter 565 - Offenses Against the Person"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=565.072","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"b0ecbe2aab5ad3d379960451fae5a39681cfabf600d22e7504b5b26e7dd6304e","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-565.072","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-565.073"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}