# KRS § 403.720: 403.720 Definitions for KRS 403.715 to 403.785 > Kentucky · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXXV_C403_S403.720 ## Section - **Citation:** KRS § 403.720 - **Heading:** 403.720 Definitions for KRS 403.715 to 403.785 - **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** KY Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 403 / Section 403.720 ## Text 403.720 Definitions for KRS 403.715 to 403.785. As used in KRS 403.715 to 403.785: (1) "Domestic animal" means a dog, cat, or other animal that is domesticated and kept as a household pet, but does not include animals normally raised for agricultural or commercial purposes; (2) "Domestic violence and abuse" means: (a) Physical injury, serious physical injury, stalking, sexual assault, strangulation, assault, or the infliction of fear of imminent physical injury, serious physical injury, sexual assault, strangulation, or assault between family members or members of an unmarried couple; or (b) Any conduct prohibited by KRS 525.125, 525.130, 525.135, or 525.137, or the infliction of fear of such imminent conduct, taken against a domestic animal when used as a method of coercion, control, punishment, intimidation, or revenge directed against a family member or member of an unmarried couple who has a close bond of affection to the domestic animal; (3) "Family member" means a spouse, including a former spouse, a grandparent, a grandchild, a parent, an adult sibling, a child, a stepchild, or any other person living in the same household as a child if the child is the alleged victim; (4) "Foreign protective order" means any judgment, decree, or order of protection which is entitled to full faith and credit pursuant to 18 U.S.C. sec. 2265 that was issued on the basis of domestic violence and abuse; (5) "Global positioning monitoring system" means a system that electronically determines a person's location through a device worn by the person which does not invade his or her bodily integrity and which transmits the person's latitude and longitude data to a monitoring entity; (6) "Member of an unmarried couple" means each member of an unmarried couple which allegedly has a child in common, any children of that couple, or a member of an unmarried couple who are living together or have formerly lived together; (7) "Order of protection" means an emergency protective order or a domestic violence order and includes a foreign protective order; (8) "Sexual assault" refers to conduct prohibited as any degree of rape, sodomy, or sexual abuse under KRS Chapter 510 or incest under KRS 530.020, or a criminal attempt, conspiracy, facilitation, or solicitation to commit rape, sodomy, sexual abuse, or incest; (9) "Strangulation" refers to conduct prohibited by KRS 508.170 and 508.175, or a criminal attempt, conspiracy, facilitation, or solicitation to commit the crime of strangulation; and (10) "Substantial violation" means criminal conduct which involves actual or threatened harm to the person, family, or property, including a domestic animal, of an individual protected by an order of protection. ## Nearby sections - [KRS § 403.010 403.010 Court may grant divorce -- Remarriage](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXXV_C403_S403.010.md) - [KRS § 403.025 403.025 Proof in action for dissolution of marriage; credible witnesses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXXV_C403_S403.025.md) - [KRS § 403.033 403.033 Advisory committee appointment -- Functions -- Recommendations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXXV_C403_S403.033.md) - [KRS § 403.036 403.036 Mediation not to be ordered unless conditions are met](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXXV_C403_S403.036.md) - [KRS § 403.040 403.040 Annulment of divorce decree -- Effect](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXXV_C403_S403.040.md) - [KRS § 403.041 403.041 Judgment of divorce may be annulled](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXXV_C403_S403.041.md) - [KRS § 403.042 403.042 Judgment of divorce from bed and board may be annulled](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXXV_C403_S403.042.md) - [KRS § 403.044 403.044 Testimony in certain cases not taken for sixty days after complaint filed](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXXV_C403_S403.044.md) - [KRS § 403.050 403.050 Divorce from bed and board -- Grounds and legal effect](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXXV_C403_S403.050.md) - [KRS § 403.090 403.090 Friend of the court -- Appointment -- Tenure -- Duties -- Wage withholding collections -- Compensation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXXV_C403_S403.090.md) - [KRS § 403.100 403.100 Compensation of guardian ad litem when petitioner is victim of KRS Chapter 507, 508, 509, or 510 offense committed by respondent](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXXV_C403_S403.100.md) - [KRS § 403.110 403.110 Purpose of chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXXV_C403_S403.110.md) - [KRS § 403.120 403.120 Marriage -- Court may declare invalid](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXXV_C403_S403.120.md) - [KRS § 403.130 403.130 Rules of Civil Procedure to apply](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXXV_C403_S403.130.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXXV_C403_S403.720. 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