{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-1061","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-1061","heading":"Definitions.","body":"(a)\nFor the purposes of  this chapter, the term:\n(1)\n\"Attorney General\" means the Attorney General for the District of Columbia\n(2)\n\"Court\" means the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.\n(3)\n\"Judicial officer\" means the Chief Judge, a Senior Judge, an Associate Judge, or a Magistrate Judge of the court.\n(4)\n\"Minor\" means a person under 18 years of age.\n[(5)]\n\"Petitioner\" means the person for whom an anti-stalking order is sought under  this chapter.\n(6)\n\"Respondent\" means any person against whom a petition for an anti-stalking order is filed under  this chapter.\n(7)\n\"Stalked\" means any course of conduct prohibited by § 22-3133.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 10A. Anti-Stalking Orders."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-1061","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"32827b8b64b87466bb8b79285fee070ca6f75d09a515d00204662cc27236e2c3","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-1059","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-1062"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}