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What is the legal definition of domestic violence?

This section defines domestic violence for the purpose of getting a domestic violence restraining order.

Domestic violence is when a family or household member or intimate partner attempts, threatens, or commits any of the following:

  1. assault;
  2. battery;
  3. burglary;
  4. kidnapping;
  5. unlawful sexual contact;
  6. rape;
  7. forcible or unlawful entry;
  8. coercion;
  9. destruction of property;
  10. harassment;
  11. threats;
  12. false imprisonment;
  13. stalking;
  14. violation of a restraining order; or
  15. non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images, sometimes called “revenge porn.”1

1 16 V.I.C. § 91(b)