ADWD Inflicting a Serious Injury is a felony in North Carolina. The sentencing guidelines categorize it as a Class E Felony. The maximum period of incarceration is 88 months in the Department of Adult Corrections.
California Penal Code CPC §245(a)(1) – Assault With A Deadly Weapon – Assault With A Deadly Weapon occurs whenever anyone assaults another person with a deadly weapon, or a weapon other than a firearm, or when anyone assaults another person using force likely to produce great bodily injury.
But assault with a deadly weapon is not a civil complaint - it is a criminal complaint. You can file a criminal complaint with local law enforcement. The investigation and the decision whether to file charges are handled by law enforcement and governmen...