Restraining Orders

This section defines domestic violence for the purpose of getting a domestic violence restraining order.

Domestic violence is when a family or household member or intimate partner attempts, threatens, or commits any of the following:

1. assault;
2. battery;
3. burglary;
4. kidnapping;
5. unlawful sexual contact;
6. rape;
7. forcible or unlawful entry;
8. coercion;
9. destruction of property;
10. harassment;
11. threats;
12. false imprisonment;
13. stalking;
14. violation of a restraining order; or
15. non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images, sometimes called “revenge porn.”¹

¹ 16 V.I.C. § 91(b)