[PARTVI.]  VICTIMS LEAVE

 

[§378-71]  Definitions.  As used in thispart:

"Child" means an individual who is abiological, adopted, or foster son or daughter; a stepchild; or a legal ward ofan employee.

"Course of conduct" means acts overany period of time of repeatedly maintaining a visual or physical proximity toa person or conveying verbal or written threats, including threats conveyedthrough electronic communications or threats implied by conduct.

"Domestic abuse" means conductdefined in section 586-1.

"Domestic or sexual violence" meansdomestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking.

"Electronic communications" includescommunications via telephone, mobile phone, computer, e-mail, video recorder,fax machine, telex, or pager.

"Employee" means a person whoperforms services for hire for not fewer than six consecutive months for theemployer from whom benefits are sought under this chapter.

"Health care provider" means aphysician as defined under section 386-1.

"Sexual assault" means any conductproscribed by chapter 707, part V.

"Stalking" means engaging in a courseof conduct directed at a specifically targeted person that would cause areasonable person to suffer substantial emotional distress or to fear bodilyinjury, sexual assault, or death to the person or to the person's spouse,parent, child, or any other person who regularly resides in the person'shousehold, and where the conduct does cause the targeted person to have suchdistress or fear.

"Victim services organization"includes:

(1)  A nonprofit, nongovernmental organization thatprovides assistance to victims of domestic or sexual violence or to advocatesfor such victims, including a rape crisis center;

(2)  An organization operating a shelter or providingprofessional counseling services; or

(3)  An organization providing assistance through thelegal process. [L 2003, c 60, pt of §2]