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FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES -2- <br />November 10, 2004 <br />City Prosecuting Attorney -Minnesota's Domestic Violence Statutes (continued) <br />Assault Laws <br />^ Minn. Stat.609.224: Fifth-Degree Assault <br />o Crime to intentionally (1) cause fear in another of immediate bodily harm or <br />death, or (2) inflict or attempt to inflict bodily harm upon another. <br />^ Minn, Stat. 609.2242: Domestic Assault <br />o Same as Fifth-Degree Assault, but crime must be committed against a "family or <br />household member". <br />"Family or Household Members" -Defined in Minn. Stat. 518B.01, subd. 2(b) <br />1. Spouses and former spouses <br />2. Parents and children <br />3. Persons related by blood <br />4. Persons presently residing together, or who have resided together in the past <br />5. Persons with a child in common, regardless of whether they have been married or have <br />lived together at any time <br />6. A man and women, if the woman is pregnant and the man is alleged to be the father, <br />regardless of whether they have been married or have lived together at any time <br />• 7. Persons involved in a significant romantic or sexual relationship <br />Criminal Prosecution: Restrainin Og_ rders -Types of Orders <br />^ Orders for Protection (Minn. Stat. 518B.01, subd. 6) <br />^ Harassment/Restraining Orders (Minn. Stat. 609.748.subd. 5) <br />^ No Contact Orders (Minn. Stat. 518B.01, subd. 22(a) <br />Violation of Court Orders <br />^ Violation of an Order for Protection <br />o Crime to act in violation of an Order for Protection whenever one is granted, and <br />the person to be restrained knows of the existence of the order <br />Violation of a Harassment/Restraining Order <br />o Crime to violate the order whenever one is granted, and the person to be <br />restrained knows of the existence of the order <br />Violation of No Contact Order <br />o Crime for a person who knows of the existence of a domestic abuse no contact <br />order issued against the person to violate that order <br />Contempt of Court -Minn. Stat. 588.20, subd. 4 <br />o Crime for a person to willfully disobey the lawful process or other mandate of a <br />court. <br />Harassment/Stalkin~ -Minn. Stat. 609.749 <br />^ It is a gross misdemeanor to engage in intentional conduct that the actor knows or has <br />• reason to know would cause the victim to feel frightened, threatened, oppressed, <br />persecuted, or intimidated; and that actually causes this reaction on the part of the victim <br /> <br />