"Effects of battery" defined
Sec. 3.3. "The effects of battery" refer to a psychological
condition of an individual who has suffered repeated physical or
sexual abuse inflicted by another individual who is the:
(1) victim of an alleged crime for which the abused individual
is charged in a pending prosecution; and
(2) abused individual's:
(A) spouse or former spouse;
(B) parent;
(C) guardian or former guardian;
(D) custodian or former custodian; or
(E) cohabitant or former cohabitant.
As added by P.L.210-1997, SEC.2.
Last modified: May 24, 2006