Aggravated Criminal Contempt (F) is defined as which of the following?

Aggravated Criminal Contempt (F) is defined as which of the following?

• A. Violates OOP plus intends or recklessly causes SPI or PI.
• B. Violates OOP but causes no injury.
• C. Committing assault with a deadly weapon.
• D. Filing a false police report.

Answer: (A)

The main idea is that aggravated criminal contempt builds on violating an order of protection by adding a violent element tied to injuries. Specifically, it occurs when someone violates a duly served order of protection and either intends to cause serious physical injury or recklessly causes serious physical injury to the person protected by the order. That combination—breaching the order plus a violent act with intent or recklessness toward serious harm—is what makes it “aggravated.” If you violate the order but cause no injury, that’s a lesser criminal contempt. If you commit assault with a deadly weapon, that’s a different offense (assault with a weapon) and not the contempt scenario. Filing a false police report is another separate offense entirely.

The main idea is that aggravated criminal contempt builds on violating an order of protection by adding a violent element tied to injuries. Specifically, it occurs when someone violates a duly served order of protection and either intends to cause serious physical injury or recklessly causes serious physical injury to the person protected by the order. That combination—breaching the order plus a violent act with intent or recklessness toward serious harm—is what makes it “aggravated.”

If you violate the order but cause no injury, that’s a lesser criminal contempt. If you commit assault with a deadly weapon, that’s a different offense (assault with a weapon) and not the contempt scenario. Filing a false police report is another separate offense entirely.