North Dakota Century Code Title 14. Domestic Relations and Persons § 14-07.1-01. Definitions

1. “Department” means the department of health and human services.

2. “Domestic violence” includes physical harm, bodily injury, sexual activity compelled by physical force, assault, or the infliction of fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, sexual activity compelled by physical force, or assault, not committed in self-defense, on the complaining family or household members.

3. “Domestic violence sexual assault organization” means a private, nonprofit organization whose primary purpose is to provide emergency housing, twenty-four-hour crisis lines, advocacy, supportive peer counseling, community education, and referral services for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.

4. “Family or household member” means a spouse, family member, former spouse, parent, child, individuals related by blood or marriage, individuals who are or were in a dating relationship, individuals who are presently residing together or who have resided together in the past, and individuals who have a child in common regardless of whether they are or have been married or have lived together at any time.

5. “Law enforcement officer” means a public servant authorized by law or by a government agency to enforce the law and to conduct or engage in investigations of violations of law.

6. “Predominant aggressor” means an individual who is the most significant, not necessarily the first, aggressor.

7. “Willfully” means willfully as defined in section 12.1-02-02.