§ 1.06.010. Definitions.

The following terms as used in this chapter shall have the following meanings:

'City attorney' means the City Attorney of the City of Wichita, Kansas, or any of his or her authorized assistants.

'Complaint' means complaint, citation or notice to appear in municipal court.

'Dating Relationship' means a social relationship of a romantic nature. In addition to any other factors the court deems relevant, the trier of fact may consider the following when making a determination of whether a relationship exists or existed. Nature of the relationship, length of time the relationship existed, frequency of interaction between the parties and time since termination of the relationship, if applicable.

'Deferred judgment' means referral of a defendant in a criminal case other than that charging an alcohol related offense to a supervised program after the defendant has entered a plea of guilty, but prior to the court entering judgment and imposing sentencing on that plea.

'Deferred judgment agreement' means the specification of formal terms and conditions which defendant must fulfill in order to have his or her guilty plea set aside and the charges against such person dismissed.

'Domestic violence' means an act of violence against a person with whom the offender is involved or has been involved in a dating relationship, or an act of violence against a family or household member by a family or household member. Domestic violence also includes any other crime committed against a person or against property or any municipal ordinance violation against a person or against property, when directed against a person with whom the offender is involved or has been involved in a dating relationship or when directed against a family or household member by a family or household member.

'Domestic violence offense' means any crime committed whereby the underlying factual basis includes an act of domestic violence.

'Family or household members' means persons 18 years of age or older who are spouses, former spouses, parents or stepparents and children or stepchildren, and persons who are presently residing together or who have resided together in the past, and persons who have child in common regardless of whether they have been married or who have lived together at any time. Family or household member also includes a man and woman if the woman is pregnant and the man is alleged to be the father, regardless of whether they have been married or have lived together at any time.

(Ord. No. 43-182 § 1; Ord. No. 40-821 § 1; Ord. No. 49-254, § 7, 4-10-2012; Ord. No. 49-526, § 1, 6-25-2013)