"Effects of Battery"

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Sec. 109. "Effects of battery" refers to a psychological condition of an individual who has suffered repeated physical or sexual abuse inflicted by another individual who is the:

(1) victim of an alleged crime for which the abused individual is charged in a pending prosecution; and

(2) abused individual's:

(A) spouse or former spouse;

(B) parent;

(C) guardian or former guardian;

(D) custodian or former custodian; or

(E) cohabitant or former cohabitant.

As added by P.L.114-2012, SEC.67.


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