Oklahoma § 22-1090.2 - Definitions

§ 22-1090.2. Definitions

As used in this act:

1. “Domestic violence” means any act of physical harm or the

threat of imminent physical harm which is committed by an adult,

emancipated minor, or minor child thirteen (13) years of age or

older against another adult, emancipated minor, or minor child who

is currently or was previously an intimate partner or family or

household member;

2. “Physical abuse” means any real or threatened physical

injury or damage to the body that is not accidental;

3. “Post-traumatic stress disorder” means the same as such term

is defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental

Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5, 2013), and occurred as a result of

the victimization of a survivor related to the violence or abuse;

4. “Psychological abuse” means a pattern of real or threatened

mental intimidation, threats, coercive control, economic or

financial control, and humiliation that provokes fear of harm; and

5. “Sentencing hearing” means a postconviction hearing in which

the defendant is brought before the court for imposition of a

sentence.

Added by Laws 2024, c. 331, § 2.