{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-565.073--2","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 565.073","heading":"Domestic assault, second degree — penalty.","body":"1. A person commits the offense of domestic assault in the second degree if the act involves a domestic victim, as the term \"domestic victim\" is defined under section 565.002, and he or she:\n(1) Knowingly causes physical injury to such domestic victim by any means, including but not limited to, use of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument, or by choking or strangulation; or\n(2) Recklessly causes serious physical injury to such domestic victim; or\n(3) Recklessly causes physical injury to such domestic victim by means of any deadly weapon.\n2. The offense of domestic assault in the second degree is a class D 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=565.073","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"02498705eb893eb463dd9136440dd912df0dc6f35257657d823b20db19cd9d62","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-565.073","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-565.074"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}