California Penal Code 243(e)(1)

Have you been charged with California Penal Code 243(e)(1) or Domestic Violence in San Bernardino or Rancho Cucamonga? This is a California Misdemeanor charge, which generally means that the individual is being charged with domestic violence against the following individuals;  
"against a spouse, a person with whom the defendant is cohabiting, a person who is the parent of the defendant's child, former spouse, fiance, or fiancee, or a person with whom the defendant currently has, or has previously had, a dating or engagement relationship.."  

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California Pernal Code 243(e)(1):  

When a battery is committed against a spouse, a person with whom the defendant is cohabiting, a person who is the parent of the defendant's child, former spouse, fiance, or fiancee, or a person with whom the defendant currently has, or has previously had, a dating or engagement relationship, the battery is punishable by a fine not exceeding two thou-sand dollars ($2,000), or by imprisonment in a county jail for a period of not more than one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment. If probation is granted, or the execution or imposition of the sentence is suspended, it shall be a con-dition thereof that the defendant participate in, for no less than one year, and successfully complete, a batterer's treat-ment program, as defined in Section 1203.097, or if none is available, another appropriate counseling program desig-nated by the court. However, this provision shall not be construed as requiring a city, a county, or a city and county to provide a new program or higher level of service as contemplated by Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Con-stitution.