District of Columbia Statutes
§ 4-551 — Definitions.
District of Columbia § 4-551
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 4Public Care Systems.
Ch. 5Victims of Crime.
Subch. IIIDomestic Violence Hotline.
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D.C. Code § 4-551 (2026).
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For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1)“Domestic violence” means a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner, dating partner, or family member. The term “domestic violence” includes physical, sexual, emotional, economic, or psychological actions or threats of actions that influence another person. This consists of any behaviors that intimidate, manipulate, humiliate, isolate, frighten, terrorize, coerce, threaten, blame, hurt, injure, or wound someone.
(2)“Domestic violence counselor” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 14-310(a)(2) .
(3)“Domestic violence program” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 14-310(a)(3) .
(4)“Hotline” means the Domestic Violen
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Legislative History
Dec. 24, 2013, D.C. Law 20-61, § 3032, 60 DCR 12472
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