4) Dating Violence, defined as: a. violence, b. on the basis of sex, c. committed by a person, d. who is in or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the Complainant • The existence of such a relationship shall be determined based on the Complainant’s statement and with consideration of the length of the relationship, the type of relationship, and the frequency of interaction between the persons involved in the relationship. For the purposes of this definition— • Dating violence includes, but is not limited to, sexual or physical abuse or the threat of such abuse. • Dating violence does not include acts covered under the definition of domestic violence. 5) Domestic Violence, defined as: a. violence, b. on the basis of sex, c. committed by a current or former spouse or intimate partner of the Complainant, d. by a person with whom the Complainant shares a child in common, or e. by a person who is cohabitating with, or has cohabitated with, the Complainant as a spouse or intimate partner, or f. by a person similarly situated to a spouse of the Complainant under the domestic or family violence laws of the state of Maryland. g. by any other person against an adult or youth Complainant who is protected from that person’s acts under the domestic or family violence laws of the state of Maryland. To categorize an incident as Domestic Violence, the relationship between the Respondent and e Complainant must be more than two people living together as roommates. The people habitating must be current or former spouses or have an intimate relationship. 6) Stalking, defined as: a. engaging in a course of conduct, b. on the basis of sex, c. directed at a specific person, that • would cause a reasonable person to fear for the person’s safety, or • the safety of others; or • Suffer substantial emotional distress. For the purposes of this definition – • Course of conduct means two or more acts, including, but not limited to, acts in which the Respondent directly, indirectly, or through third parties, by any action, method, device, or means, follows, monitors, observes, surveils, threatens, or communicates to or about a person, or interferes with a person’s property. • Reasonable person means a reasonable person under similar circumstances and with similar identities to the Complainant.
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