WAC 504-26-231. Intimate partner violence

Intimate partner violence is defined as: (1) Dating violence, which is defined as violence committed by a person who is or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the complainant. The existence of such a relationship is determined based on the: (a) Length of the relationship; (b) Type of relationship; and (c) Frequency of interaction between the persons involved in the relationship. (2) Domestic violence, which is defined as a felony or misdemeanor crime of violence committed by: (a) A current or former spouse or intimate partner of the complainant or a person similarly situated to a spouse of the complainant; (b) A person with whom the complainant shares a child in common; (c) A person who is cohabitating with, or has cohabitated with, the complainant as a spouse or intimate partner; (d) A person similarly situated to a spouse of the complainant under the domestic or family violence laws of Washington; or (e) Any other person against an adult or youth complainant who is protected from that person's act under the domestic or family violence laws of Washington.