Section 5-26-305 - Domestic battering in the third degree(a) A person commits domestic battering in the third degree if: (1) With the purpose of causing physical injury to a family or household member, the person causes physical injury to a family or household member;(2) The person recklessly causes physical injury to a family or household member;(3) The person negligently causes physical injury to a family or household member by means of a deadly weapon; or(4) The person purposely causes stupor, unconsciousness, or physical or mental impairment or injury to a family or household member by administering to the family or household member, without the family or household member's consent, any drug or other substance.(b)(1) Domestic battering in the third degree is a Class A misdemeanor.(2) However, domestic battering in the third degree is a Class D felony if: (A) Committed against a woman the person knew or reasonably should have known was pregnant; or(B) The person committed one (1) or more of the following offenses within five (5) years of the offense of domestic battering in the third degree:(i) Domestic battering in the first degree, § 5-26-303;(ii) Domestic battering in the second degree, § 5-26-304;(iii) Domestic battering in the third degree;(iv) Aggravated assault on a family or household member, § 5-26-306; or(v) A violation of an equivalent penal law of this state or of another state or foreign jurisdiction.Amended by Act 2023, No. 736,§ 7, eff. 8/1/2023.Amended by Act 2021, No. 1086,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.Amended by Act 2015, No. 1155,§ 5, eff. 7/22/2015.Amended by Act 2013, No. 417,§ 3, eff. 8/16/2013.Acts 1979, No. 396, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-1655; Acts 1995, No. 1291, § 3; 1999, No. 1365, § 3; 2001, No. 1553, § 10; 2003, No. 944, § 3; 2003, No. 1079, § 1; 2005, No. 1994, § 481; 2009, No. 333, § 1.