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W. Va. Code § 48-27-202

Domestic violence defined

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 214 W. Va. 702 - John P.W. Ex Rel. Adam W. v. Dawn D.O. (2003)

Most recently applied in 235 W. Va. 430 - David J. Riffle v. Shirley I. Riffle (now Miller) (May 2015)

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"Domestic violence" or "abuse" means the occurrence of one or more of the following acts between family or household members, as that term is defined in section two hundred four of this article:

(1) Attempting to cause or intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causing physical harm to another with or without dangerous or deadly weapons;

(2) Placing another in reasonable apprehension of physical harm;

(3) Creating fear of physical harm by harassment, stalking, psychological abuse or threatening acts;

(4) Committing either sexual assault or sexual abuse as those terms are defined in articles eight-b and eight-d, chapter sixty-one of this code; and

(5) Holding, confining, detaining or abducting another person against that person's will.

Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.