Title 19, Chapter 13, Section 1
( 19-13-1)
As used in this article, the term "family violence" means the
occurrence of one or more of the following acts between past or
present spouses, persons who are parents of the same child, parents
and children, stepparents and stepchildren, foster parents and
foster children, or other persons living or formerly living in the
same household: (1) Any felony; or (2) Commission of offenses of battery, simple battery, simple
assault, assault, stalking, criminal damage to property, unlawful
restraint, or criminal trespass. The term "family violence" shall not be deemed to include reasonable
discipline administered by a parent to a child in the form of
corporal punishment, restraint, or detention. |