Estatutos: Northern Mariana Islands

(a) In this Act,

(1) “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 Title 6, Division 1, Part 1;

(B) Burglary under 6 CMC § 1801;

(C) Criminal trespass under 6 CMC § 1804;

(D) Arson or reckless burning under 6 CMC § 1802;

(E) Criminal mischief under 6 CMC § 1803;

(F) Riot under 6 CMC § 3102;

(G) Violating an order for protection under 6 CMC § 1464;

(H) Disturbing the peace under 6 CMC § 3101;

(I) Stalking in the first or second degree under 6 CMC §§ 1471-1472;

(J) Interfering with a domestic violence report under 6 CMC § 1462;

(K) Unlawful contact under 6 CMC § 1463.

(L) Strangulation under 6 CMC § 1468.

(2) “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) through (G) of this subsection.

(3) “Physical injury” means any physical pain, or any impairment of physical condition;

(4) “Victim” means a person against whom an offense has been perpetrated,

(5) “Witness” means a person who contacted in connection with a criminal case because the person may have knowledge or information about the criminal case.