Domestic Violence: Colorado Definition

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Domestic Violence:

Colorado Definition

Colorado domestic violence law seems to be complete and to the point and addresses the emotional and psychological harm to domestic violence victims.

18-6-800.3 - Definitions.
As used in this part 8, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Domestic violence" means an act or threatened act of violence upon a person with whom the actor is or has been involved in an intimate relationship. "Domestic violence" also includes any other crime against a person or against property or any municipal ordinance violation against a person or against property, when used as a method of coercion, control, punishment, intimidation, or revenge directed against a person with whom the actor is or has been involved in an intimate relationship.

(2) "Intimate relationship" means a relationship between spouses, former spouses, past or present unmarried couples, or persons who are both the parents of the same child regardless of whether the persons have been married or have lived together at any time.

Source: Colorado Revised Statute 18-6-800

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Colorado Domestic Violence

There were 14,123 domestic violence criminal cases filed in the Colorado county courts in 2006.
Almost half of all murders in Colorado are committed by an intimate partner. The vast majority of these victims are female.
41 people in Colorado died as a result of domestic violence in 2006. Two of the victims were children.

Source: National Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Keep In Mind:

The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence Sees The Problem Like This:

"Domestic violence may include not only the intimate partner relationships of spousal, live-in partners and dating relationships, also familial, elder and child abuse may be present in a violent home. Abuse generally falls into one or more of the following categories: physical battering, sexual assault and emotional or psychological abuse, and generally escalates over a period of time."

Source: National Coalition Against Domestic Violence

"Definitions" of domestic violence contained in state laws are furnished for information purposes only. No one at Life's New Beginnings is an attorney and we are not attempting to render any legal interpretation of domestic violence laws in any state. We are reading the statutes and giving our own opinions.

State laws can change regularly and individual state resources should be consulted for the most current statutes and definitions.

Life's New Beginnings is a non-profit organization established for the sole purpose of increasing public awareness of Domestic Violence and how it affects all of us.

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