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Definition of Simple
Battery
A simple battery occurs when you:
1) Make intentional contact of an insulting or provoking nature; or
2) Cause intentional harm to another.
Penalties For
Simple Battery
This is a
misdemeanor. In certain circumstances it is a misdemeanor
of a
high and aggravated nature.
Penalty For
Simple Battery Under The Family Violence Act
Under the
Family Violence Act, it is a misdemeanor of a
high and aggravated
nature.
OCGA § 16-5-23
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