Domestic Violence Unit definition

Domestic Violence Unit means any subdivision of the court designated by court rule, or by order of the Chief Judge of the court, to hear proceedings under this subchapter.
Sample 1Sample 2Sample 3

Examples of Domestic Violence Unit in a sentence

  • Staff in the Domestic Violence Unit will be available telephonically from 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., Monday through Friday, to assist in the preparation of a Petition for Protection from Abuse.

  • Unit members whose primary duties and responsibilities involve follow-up investigation, shall be issued investigative badges (including the Domestic Violence Unit).

  • When you deliver your Petition to the Domestic Violence Unit, you must wait or return for your Petition and Temporary Order.

  • Domestic violence felony assaults will be filed and prosecuted by the Domestic Violence Unit.

  • Domestic violence felony violations of court orders will be filed and prosecuted by the Domestic Violence Unit.

  • Actions, applications, determinations, ad- judications, and proceedings being assigned to cross-jurisdictional units established by the Su- perior Court, including the Domestic Violence Unit, on the date of enactment of this section may continue to be so assigned after the date of enactment of this section.’’.

  • The Committee commends improvements to the remedies provided in cases of domestic violence, together with specialized personnel now available to assist victims, including the Domestic Violence Unit set up by the Ministry of Culture and Gender Affairs.

  • The PSB also strongly encourages any employee who has received a restraining order to immediately contact the Town of Brookline Police Department, Domestic Violence Unit at (617) 730-2247.

  • The States of Jersey Police Domestic Violence Unit has been restructured and was placed under the direction of a new Public Protection Detective Inspector in mid-2006.

  • Reclamation of quarries and land users transfer of land made under the laws of the Kyrgyz Republic on the ground.

Related to Domestic Violence Unit

  • Domestic violence means physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or the infliction of fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, or assault, between family or household members as defined in RCW 26.50.010; sexual assault of one family or household member by another family or household member; or stalking as defined in RCW 9A.46.110 of one family or household member by another family or household member.

  • Designated domestic violence agency means a county-wide organization with a primary purpose to provide services to victims of domestic violence, and which provides services that conform to the core domestic violence services profile as defined by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency in the Department of Children and Families and is under contract with the division for the express purpose of providing the services.

  • Certified Domestic Violence Specialist means a person who has fulfilled the requirements of certification as a Domestic Violence Specialist established by the New Jersey Association of Domestic Violence Professionals.