North Dakota Code 14-07.5-01 – Definitions
1. “Canadian domestic violence protection order” means a judgment or part of a judgment or order issued in a civil proceeding by a court of Canada under the law of the issuing jurisdiction which relates to domestic violence and prohibits a respondent from:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 14-07.5-01
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
a. Being in physical proximity to a protected individual or following a protected individual; b. Directly or indirectly contacting or communicating with a protected individual or other individual described in the order; c. Being within a certain distance of a specified place or location associated with a protected individual; or
d. Molesting, annoying, harassing, or engaging in threatening conduct directed at a protected individual.
2. “Domestic protection order” means an injunction or other order, issued by a tribunal under the domestic or family violence laws of the issuing court, to prevent an individual from engaging in violent or threatening acts against, harassment of, direct or indirect contact or communication with, or being in physical proximity to another individual.
3. “Issuing court” means the court that issues a Canadian domestic violence protection order.
4. “Protected individual” means an individual protected by a Canadian domestic violence protection order.
5. “Respondent” means the individual against whom a Canadian domestic violence protection order is issued.
6. “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. The term includes an Indian tribe or band that has jurisdiction to issue domestic violence protection orders.
7. “Tribunal” means a court, agency, or other entity authorized by law to issue or modify a domestic violence protection order.