{"id":25691,"date":"2026-06-05T00:12:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T04:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/?p=25691"},"modified":"2026-06-05T05:16:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T09:16:26","slug":"how-long-do-you-go-to-jail-for-domestic-violence-in-maine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/how-long-do-you-go-to-jail-for-domestic-violence-in-maine\/","title":{"rendered":"How Long Do You Go to Jail for Domestic Violence in Maine?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Saco Criminal Defense Lawyer John Webb &#8211; Named a Super Lawyer and Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0 20px 10px 0; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/All-4-Lawyers-Option-2-678x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The Webb Law Firm team of criminal defense attorneys in southern Maine are domestic violence lawyers in Saco and Portland. We offer free consultations and payment plans.\" width=\"250\" height=\"1024\" align=\"left\" \/>Misdemeanor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/what-are-the-first-steps-after-being-accused-of-domestic-violence-or-sexual-assault\/\">domestic violence<\/a> assault in Maine is a Class D crime. It carries up to 364 days in jail. Felony domestic violence &#8211; including Class C charges for repeat offenders or strangulation &#8211; can carry up to 5 years in prison. Class B felony domestic violence aggravated assault carries up to 10 years. The most serious Class A offenses carry up to 30 years.<\/p>\n<p>Domestic violence assault covers intentional, knowing, or reckless physical contact. This contact must cause pain or injury to a family or household member. The domestic violence sentence you face depends on the severity of the alleged conduct. It also depends on whether a weapon was involved and whether you have prior convictions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/how-long-do-you-go-to-jail-for-domestic-violence-in-maine\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading How Long Do You Go to Jail for Domestic Violence in Maine?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saco Criminal Defense Lawyer John Webb &#8211; Named a Super Lawyer and Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell Misdemeanor domestic violence assault in Maine is a Class D crime. It carries up to 364 days in jail. Felony domestic violence &#8211; including Class C charges for repeat offenders or strangulation &#8211; can carry up to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-criminal-defense","category-domestic-violence"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How Long Do You Go to Jail for Domestic Violence in Maine?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"By Saco Criminal Defense Lawyer John Webb - Named a Super Lawyer and Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell Misdemeanor domestic violence assault in\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/how-long-do-you-go-to-jail-for-domestic-violence-in-maine\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"How Long Do You Go to Jail for Domestic Violence in Maine?\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"By Saco Criminal Defense Lawyer John Webb - 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