737.14 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

   (a)   No person shall knowingly cause or attempt to cause physical harm to a family or household member.

   (b)   No person shall recklessly cause serious physical harm to a family or household member.

   (c)   No person, by threat of force, shall knowingly cause a family or household member to believe that the offender will cause imminent physical harm to the family or household member.

   (d)   As used in this section:

      (1)   "Family or household member" means any of the following, who is residing or has resided with the offender:

         A.   A spouse, a person living as a spouse or a former spouse of the offender;

         B.   A parent or a child of the offender, or another person related by consanguinity or affinity to the offender;

         C.   A parent, or a child of a spouse, person living as a spouse, or former spouse of the offender; or another person related by consanguinity or affinity to a spouse, person living as a spouse or former spouse of the offender.

         D.   The natural parent of any child of whom the offender is the other parent. (Ord. 95-15. Enacted 2-27-95.)

      (2)   "Person living as a spouse" means a person who is living or has lived with the offender in a common law marital relationship, who otherwise is cohabiting with the offender, or who otherwise has cohabited with the offender within one year prior to the date of the alleged commission of the act in question.

   (e)   (EDITOR'S NOTE: This subsection was repealed by Ordinance 93-133, enacted August 23, 1993.)

   (f)   The same relief available under the Ohio Revised Code for filing a complaint for violation of Ohio R.C. 2919.25 shall be available for filing a complaint for violation of this section.