Section 18.66.990. Definitions.


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  • In this chapter,
            (1) "council" means the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault;
            (2) "crisis intervention and prevention program" means a community program that provides information, education, counseling, and referral services to individuals experiencing personal crisis related to domestic violence or sexual assault and to individuals in personal or professional transition, excluding correctional half-way houses, outpatient mental health programs, and drug or alcohol rehabilitation programs;
            (3) "domestic violence" and "crime involving domestic violence" mean one or more of the following offenses or an offense under a law or ordinance of another jurisdiction having elements similar to these offenses, or an attempt to commit the offense, by a household member against another household member:
                 (A) a crime against the person under AS 11.41;
                 (B) burglary under AS 11.46.300 - 11.46.310;
                 (C) criminal trespass under AS 11.46.320 - 11.46.330;
                 (D) arson or criminally negligent burning under AS 11.46.400 - 11.46.430;
                 (E) criminal mischief under AS 11.46.475 - 11.46.486;
                 (F) terrorist threatening under AS 11.56.807 or 11.56.810;
                 (G) violating a protective order under AS 11.56.740(a)(1);
                 (H) harassment under AS 11.61.120(a)(2) - (4); or
                 (I) [Effective January 17, 2017]. =ro cruelty to animals under AS 11.61.140(a)(5) if the animal is a pet;
            (4) "domestic violence program" means a program that provides services to the victims of domestic violence, their families, or perpetrators of domestic violence;
            (5) "household member" includes
                 (A) adults or minors who are current or former spouses;
                 (B) adults or minors who live together or who have lived together;
                 (C) adults or minors who are dating or who have dated;
                 (D) adults or minors who are engaged in or who have engaged in a sexual relationship;
                 (E) adults or minors who are related to each other up to the fourth degree of consanguinity, whether of the whole or half blood or by adoption, computed under the rules of civil law;
                 (F) adults or minors who are related or formerly related by marriage;
                 (G) persons who have a child of the relationship; and
                 (H) minor children of a person in a relationship that is described in (A) - (G) of this paragraph;
            (6) "judicial day" means any Monday through Friday that is not a state holiday and on which the court clerk's offices are officially opened to receive legal documents for filing;
            (7) "local community entity" means a city or borough or other political subdivision of the state, a nonprofit organization, or a combination of these;
            (8) [Effective January 17, 2017]. =ro "pet" means a vertebrate living creature maintained for companionship or pleasure, but does not include dogs primarily owned for participation in a generally accepted mushing or pulling contest or practice or animals primarily owned for participation in rodeos or stock contests.
            (9) "petitioner" includes a person on whose behalf an emergency protective order has been requested under AS 18.66.110(b);
            (10) "sexual assault" means a crime specified in AS 11.41.410 - 11.41.450;
            (11) "sexual assault program" means a program that provides services to the victims of sexual assault, their families, or perpetrators of sexual assault.

Authorities

9.60.070;11.41.150;11.41.280;11.81.350;11.81.900;12.25.030;12.25.180;12.30.080;12.55.027;12.55.078;12.55.090;12.55.135;12.55.145;12.55.185;12.61.900;12.62.900;18.65.240;18.65.590;18.65.870;24.65.100;25.90.010;29.35.125;33.16.210;33.16.900;33.20.080;33.30.901;44.28.020;47.10.011;47.10.990;47.17.020;47.17.035;47.27.015

Notes


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References

13 AAC 68.905
15 AAC 125.900
22 AAC 25.090
23 AAC 40.100
7 AAC 10.990
7 AAC 45.990
7 AAC 57.990
8 AAC 62.030
AS 9.60.070 .070">Sec. 09.60.070. Attorney fees for victims of serious criminal offenses.
AS 11.41.150 Murder of an unborn child.
AS 11.41.280 Assault of an unborn child in the first degree.
AS 11.81.350 Justification: Use of force in defense of property and premises.
AS 11.81.900 Definitions.
AS 12.25.030 Grounds for arrest by private person or peace officer without warrant.
AS 12.25.180 When peace officer may issue citation or take person before the court.
AS 12.30.080 Definitions.
AS 12.55.027 Credit for time spent toward service of a sentence of imprisonment.
AS 12.55.078 Suspending entry of judgment.
AS 12.55.090 Granting of probation.
AS 12.55.135 Sentences of imprisonment for misdemeanors.
AS 12.55.145 Prior convictions.
AS 12.55.185 Definitions.
AS 12.61.900 Definitions.
AS 12.62.900 Definitions.
AS 18.65.240 Standards.
AS 18.65.590 Definitions.
AS 18.65.870 Definitions.
AS 24.65.100 Jurisdiction; duties.
AS 25.90.010 Definitions.
AS 29.35.125 Fees for police protection services.
AS 33.16.210 Discharge of parolee.
AS 33.16.900 Definitions.
AS 33.20.080 Required notices and investigation by the board of parole.
AS 33.30.901 Definitions.
AS 44.28.020 Duties of department.
AS 47.10.011 Children in need of aid.
AS 47.10.990 Definitions.
AS 47.17.020 Persons required to report.
AS 47.17.035 Duties of department in domestic violence cases.
AS 47.27.015 Disqualifying conditions.
History

(Sec. 33 ch 64 SLA 1996; am Sec. 75 ch 21 SLA 2000; am Sec. 20 ch 92 SLA 2002; am Sec. 6 ch 87 SLA 2003; am Sec. 16, 17 ch 60 SLA 2016)