§ 31-9-2-42 — "Domestic or family violence"

"Domestic or family violence" means, except
for an act of self-defense, the occurrence of one (1) or more of the
following acts committed by a family or household member:
(1) Attempting to cause, threatening to cause, or causing physical
harm to another family or household member without legal
justification.
(2) Placing a family or household member in fear of physical
harm without legal justification.
(3) Causing a family or household member to involuntarily
engage in sexual activity by force, threat of force, or duress.
(4) Abusing (as described in IC 35-46-3-0.5), torturing (as
described in IC 35-46-3-0.5), mutilating (as described in IC 35-46-3-0.5), or killing a vertebrate animal without justification
with the intent to threaten, intimidate, coerce, harass, or terrorize
a family or household member.
For purposes of IC 22-4-15-1 and IC 34-26-5, domestic or family
violence also includes stalking (as defined in IC 35-45-10-1) or a sex
offense under IC 35-42-4, whether or not the stalking or sex offense is
committed by a family or household member.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citations: 31-1-11.5-2(d);
31-6-6.1-11(a) part.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.133-2002, SEC.21; P.L.189-2003, SEC.9; P.L.221-2003, SEC.3; P.L.97-2004, SEC.104; P.L.171-2007, SEC.2; P.L.141-2019, SEC.1.