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Violence· OAPA 1861
Common Assault & Battery (s.39 CJA 1988)
Common law offences charged under s.39 Criminal Justice Act 1988. Assault = causing another to apprehend immediate unlawful violence. Battery = applying unlawful force.
Penalty reference
- Mode of trial
- Summary
- Maximum penalty
- 6 months / level 5 fine. Aggravated against emergency worker (s.1 AEW(O)A 2018): 2 years.
- Out-of-court eligibility
- ✓ CR✓ Caution✓ Cond. Caution
Note: DA-flagged → no CR (College APP). Consider hate-crime uplift under s.66 Sentencing Act 2020.
Triage the circumstances
Quick answers — the engine applies the College/CPS hard rules.
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