{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-19-13a-1","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 19-13A-1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this chapter, the term:\n(1) “Dating relationship” means a committed romantic relationship characterized by a level of intimacy that is not associated with mere friendship or between persons in an ordinary business, social, or educational context; provided, however, that such term shall not require sexual involvement.\n(2) “Dating violence” means the occurrence of one or more of the following acts between persons through whom a current pregnancy has developed or who are currently, or within the last 12 months were, in a dating relationship:\n(A) Any felony; or\n(B) Commission of the offenses of simple battery, battery, simple assault, or stalking.","path":["TITLE 19 Domestic Relations","CHAPTER 13A Dating Violence Protective Orders"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.19.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"82adcc31922304a35bee21b4cd467094b6fef8539a21e457e6759a3f90aa59ef","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-19-13-56","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-19-13a-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}