We got into a wrestling match and I got minor bruises. My nose got scraped on his teeth because our faces came in contact.
So, in the course of a violent confrontation you were injured. That can be charged as felony domestic battery per PC 273.5(a).
The police said that in the state of California if ANY marks are made it is a felony domestic violence, but the marks were accidental so he doesn't deserve a felony.
You were wrestling around and got injured. That qualifies.
Oh, wait ... are you now alleging that this was a game? You two were playing WWF and you got injured? Sorry, but the cops and the DA are not going to buy that.
Since I falsified my statement, I am prepared for the consequences. I read that there is a $1,000.00 fine and/or jail time up to a year.
Yes.
The only times I ever got into it with my husband is because we had both been drinking. I usually start the arguments because I'm aggressive and hardheaded by nature.
That does not matter. What matters is that in the course of a violent confrontation you were injured. You might be able to push his buttons, but HE made the decision to attack you. He needs help. This will only get worse ... I will take a guess (based on what you have written) that this is not the first time that this has happened, either.
I just don't know how to go about this. Who do I talk to about the false report? Do I need a lawyer first, or do I need to be charged?
Before you confess to a crime, talk to an attorney.
Another thought ... child protective services will likely have been notified as a result of this incident. If you recant, and if you and hubby get back together without counseling or other therapy, you can expect either CPS involvement, or, if there is a future incident, you might expect to lose your child.
My theory has always been that if two adults want to mutually beat the snot out of each other in a drunken rampage, there's not much i can do about it. But, I CAN take the child away from the situation so that he or she has a chance to learn what a real relationship is about before the cycle of violence goes on to yet another generation. Understand that DV is most often a LEARNED behavior ... your child is learning that drunken violence is the normal course of affairs between a man and a woman. Great lesson.
Please, get some counseling before you consider this extreme step of blaming yourself for HIS actions.