"Domestic violence" includes but is not limited to any of the following crimes when committed by one family or household member against another:

• Assault in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th degree (include simple assault)
• Burglary in the 1st or 2nd degree
• Coercion
• Criminal trespass in the 1st or 2nd degree
• Drive-by shooting
• Interference with the reporting of domestic violence
• Malicious mischief in the 1st, 2nd or 3rd degree
• Kidnapping in the 1st or 2nd degree
• Rape in the 1st or 2nd degree
• Reckless endangerment
• Residential burglary
• Stalking
• Unlawful imprisonment
• Violation of the provisions of a restraining order, no-contact order, or protection order restraining or enjoining the person or restraining the person from going onto the grounds of or entering a residence, workplace, school, or day care, or prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within, a specified distance of a location

"Family or household members" means spouses, former spouses, persons who have a child in common regardless of whether they have been married or have lived together at any time, adult persons related by blood or marriage, adult persons who are presently residing together or who have resided together in the past, persons sixteen years of age or older who are presently residing together or who have resided together in the past and who have or have had a dating relationship, persons sixteen years of age or older with whom a person sixteen years of age or older has or has had a dating relationship, and persons who have a biological or legal parent-child relationship, including stepparents and stepchildren and grandparents and grandchildren

"Dating relationship" means a social relationship of a romantic nature. Factors that the court may consider in making this determination include: (a) The length of time the relationship has existed; (b) the nature of the relationship; and (c) the frequency of interaction between the parties

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