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1 1 Section 1. Section 236.2, subsection 2, Code 2001, is
1 2 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
1 3 NEW PARAGRAPH. e. The assault is between persons who are
1 4 in an intimate relationship or have been in an intimate
1 5 relationship and have had contact within the past year of the
1 6 assault. In determining whether persons are or have been in
1 7 an intimate relationship, the court may consider the following
1 8 nonexclusive list of factors:
1 9 (1) The duration of the relationship.
1 10 (2) The frequency of interaction.
1 11 (3) Whether the relationship has been terminated.
1 12 (4) The nature of the relationship, characterized by
1 13 either party's expectation of sexual or romantic involvement.
1 14 A person may be involved in an intimate relationship with
1 15 more than one person at a time.
1 16 Sec. 2. Section 236.2, Code 2001, is amended by adding the
1 17 following new subsection:
1 18 NEW SUBSECTION. 4A. "Intimate relationship" means a
1 19 significant romantic involvement that need not include sexual
1 20 involvement. An intimate relationship does not include casual
1 21 social relationships or associations in a business or
1 22 professional capacity.
1 23 EXPLANATION
1 24 This bill amends Code section 236.2 to provide protection
1 25 from domestic abuse for persons who are in an intimate
1 26 relationship or have been in an intimate relationship and have
1 27 had contact within the past year of the assault. Current law
1 28 provides protection from domestic abuse for persons who are
1 29 married or have been married and who are not currently living
1 30 together, for persons who are the parents of the same minor
1 31 child, regardless of whether they have been married or have
1 32 ever lived together, and for family or household members 18 or
1 33 older who are currently living together or who are not
1 34 currently living together but who have lived together within
1 35 the past year.
2 1 The bill defines intimate relationship for the purposes of
2 2 Code section 236.2 as a significant romantic involvement which
2 3 need not include sexual involvement.
2 4 LSB 1119DP 79
2 5 rh/pj/5
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