Protection Order Definition Matrix - Battered Women's Justice Project

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Definition of Domestic Violence/ Abuse for Domestic Violence Civil Protection Order
Ohio OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 3113.31 (A)(1), (3) (2012).
(A) As used in this section:
(1) “Domestic violence” means the occurrence of one or more of the following acts against a family or
household member:
(a) Attempting to cause or recklessly causing bodily injury;
(b) Placing another person by the threat of force in fear of imminent serious physical harm or
committing a violation of section 2903.211 [2903.21.1] or 2911.211 [2911.21.1] of the Revised Code;
(c) Committing any act with respect to a child that would result in the child being an abused child, as
defined in section 2151.031 [2151.03.1] of the Revised Code;
(d) Committing a sexually oriented offense.
(3) "Family or household member" means any of the following:
(a) Any of the following who is residing with or has resided with the respondent:
(i) A spouse, a person living as a spouse, or a former spouse of the respondent;
(ii) A parent, a foster parent, or a child of the respondent, or another person related by
consanguinity or affinity to the respondent;
(iii) A parent or a child of a spouse, person living as a spouse, or former spouse of the respondent,
or another person related by consanguinity or affinity to a spouse, person living as a spouse, or former
spouse of the respondent.
(b) The natural parent of any child of whom the respondent is the other natural parent or is the
putative other natural parent.
(4) "Person living as a spouse" means a person who is living or has lived with the respondent in a
common law marital relationship, who otherwise is cohabiting with the respondent, or who otherwise
has cohabited with the respondent within five years prior to the date of the alleged occurrence of the act
in question.
Oklahoma OKLA. STAT. ANN. tit. 22, § 60.1 (1)-(5) (2012).
As used in the Protection from Domestic Abuse Act and in the Domestic Abuse Reporting Act, Sections
40.5 through 40.7 of this title and Section 150.12B of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes:
1. "Domestic abuse" means any act of physical harm, or the threat of imminent physical harm which is
committed by an adult, emancipated minor, or minor child thirteen (13) years of age or older against
another adult, emancipated minor or minor child who are family or household members or who are or
were in a dating relationship;
2. "Stalking" means the willful, malicious, and repeated following or harassment of a person by an
adult, emancipated minor, or minor thirteen (13) years of age or older, in a manner that would cause a
reasonable person to feel frightened, intimidated, threatened, harassed, or molested and actually causes
the person being followed or harassed to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, threatened, harassed or
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