(a) Domestic Assault Defined. For the purpose of this section, "domestic assault" means an assault, or an assault and battery, by an individual of his or her spouse, his or her former spouse, an individual with whom he or she has had a child in common or a resident or former resident of his or her household.
(b) Domestic Assault Prohibited. No individual shall assault, or assault and batter, his or her spouse or former spouse, an individual with whom he or she has had a child in common or a resident or former resident of his or her household.
(c) Warrantless Arrest. An officer of the Police Department may arrest an individual for violating any of the provisions of this section, regardless of whether the officer has a warrant or whether the violation was committed in his or her presence, if the officer has reasonable cause to believe that the violation occurred or is occurring and that the individual has had a child in common with the victim, resides or has resided in the same household as the victim or is a spouse or former spouse of the victim.
(Ord. 305. Passed 9-19-94.)