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IC 35-41-1-6.3 “Crime of Domestic Violence” defined

IC 35-41-1-6.3
“Crime of domestic violence” defined
Sec. 6.3. “Crime of domestic violence,” for purposes of IC 5-2-6.1 and IC 35-47-4-7, 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; P.L.121-2006, SEC.29; P.L.118-2007, SEC.33.

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