"Crime of domestic violence" defined
Sec. 6.3. "Crime of domestic violence," for purposes of
IC 3-7-13-5 and IC 33-28-4-8, means an offense or the attempt to
commit an offense that:
(1) has as an element the:
(A) use of physical force; or
(B) threatened use of a deadly weapon; and
(2) is committed against a:
(A) current or former spouse, parent, or guardian of the
defendant;
(B) person with whom the defendant shared a child in
common;
(C) person who was cohabiting with or had cohabited with
the defendant as a spouse, parent, or guardian; or
(D) person who was or had been similarly situated to a
spouse, parent, or guardian of the defendant.
As added by P.L.195-2003, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.98-2004,
SEC.154.
Last modified: May 24, 2006