Interpersonal Violence

Domestic Violence, defined as, any violence that may constitute felony or misdemeanor crime of violence committed:

1. by a current or former spouse or intimate partner of the Complainant,
2. by a person with whom the Complainant shares a child in common,
3. by a person who is cohabitating with or has cohabitated with the Complainant as a spouse or intimate partner,
4. by a person similarly situated to a spouse of the Complainant under the domestic or family violence laws of North Carolina, or
5. by any other person against an adult or youth Complainant who is protected from that person’s acts under the domestic or family violence laws of North Carolina.