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[Document affected by Public Law 106-386 Section 1109(a)(2)]
[CITE: 42USC3796hh-4]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                 CHAPTER 46--JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT
 
          SUBCHAPTER XII-I--GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE ARREST POLICIES
 
Sec. 3796hh-4. Definitions

    For purposes of this subchapter--
        (1) the term ``domestic violence'' includes felony or 
    misdemeanor crimes of violence committed by a current or former 
    spouse of the victim, by a person with whom the victim shares a 
    child in common, by a person who is cohabitating with or has 
    cohabitated with the victim as a spouse, by a person similarly 
    situated to a spouse of the victim under the domestic or family 
    violence laws of the jurisdiction receiving grant monies, or by any 
    other adult person against a victim who is protected from that 
    person's acts under the domestic or family violence laws of the 
    eligible State, Indian tribal government, or unit of local 
    government that receives a grant under this subchapter; and
        (2) the term ``protection order'' includes any injunction issued 
    for the purpose of preventing violent or threatening acts of 
    domestic violence, including temporary and final orders issued by 
    civil or criminal courts (other than support or child custody orders 
    or provisions) whether obtained by filing an independent action or 
    as a pendente lite order in another proceeding.

(Pub. L. 90-351, title I, Sec. 2105, as added Pub. L. 103-322, title IV, 
Sec. 40231(a)(3), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1933.)
