18 U.S.C. § 117 : US Code - Section 117: Domestic assault by an habitual offender

Search 18 U.S.C. § 117 : US Code - Section 117: Domestic assault by an habitual offender

(a) In General. - Any person who commits a domestic assault
within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the
United States or Indian country and who has a final conviction on
at least 2 separate prior occasions in Federal, State, or Indian
tribal court proceedings for offenses that would be, if subject to
Federal jurisdiction -
(1) any assault, sexual abuse, or serious violent felony
against a spouse or intimate partner; or
(2) an offense under chapter 110A,
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for a term of not more
than 5 years, or both, except that if substantial bodily injury
results from violation under this section, the offender shall be
imprisoned for a term of not more than 10 years.
(b) Domestic Assault Defined. - In this section, the term
"domestic assault" means an assault committed by a current or
former spouse, parent, child, or guardian of the victim, by a
person with whom the victim shares a child in common, by a person
who is cohabitating with or has cohabitated with the victim as a
spouse, parent, child, or guardian, or by a person similarly
situated to a spouse, parent, child, or guardian of the victim.