(a) "Domestic violence" means any act specified in A.R.S. § 13-3601(A) combined with any relationship listed in A.R.S. § 13-3601(A).(b) "Ex parte" means a court procedure carried out for the benefit of one party, without notice to or the presence of the other party.(c) "Harassment," when applicable to an Injunction Against Harassment, means either of the following: (1) a series of acts over any period of time that are directed at a specific person and that would cause a reasonable person to be seriously alarmed, annoyed, or harassed, and the conduct in fact seriously alarms, annoys, or harasses the person and serves no legitimate purpose. See A.R.S. § 12-1809(S); or(2) one or more acts of sexual violence as defined in A.R.S. § 23-371.(d) "Harassment," when applicable to an Injunction Against Workplace Harassment, means a single threat or act of physical harm or damage or a series of acts over any period of time that would cause a reasonable person to be seriously alarmed or annoyed. See A.R.S. § 12-1810(S)(2).(e) "Harassment," when applicable to an Order of Protection or an Emergency Order of Protection, means conduct that is directed at a specific person and that would cause a reasonable person to be seriously alarmed, annoyed, humiliated, or mentally distressed, and the conduct in fact seriously alarms, annoys, or mentally distresses the person. See A.R.S. §§ 13-2921, 13-3601(A), and 13-3624(C).(f) "Legal decision-making" means the legal right and responsibility of a parent to make major decisions for a child. Legal decision-making may be either joint with both parents or sole with one parent. See A.R.S. § 25-401(3).(g) "Protective order," as used in Rules 4 through 42, means an Order of Protection, an Emergency Order of Protection, an Injunction Against Harassment, or an Injunction Against Workplace Harassment, except that "protective order" as used in Rule 4 also includes an Order for Lifetime No-Contact Injunction issued under A.R.S. § 13-719(D).Formerly Rule 1 in part, added Sept. 5, 2007, effective 1/1/2008. Amended Sept. 16, 2008, effective 9/26/2008. Adopted on a permanent basis effective 9/3/2009. Amended Aug. 30, 2012, effective 1/1/2013. Renumbered Rule 3 and amended Aug. 27, 2015, effective 1/1/2016; amended August 27, 2019 1/1/2020; amended December 8, 2021, effective 1/1/2022; amended August 29, 2022, effective 9/24/2022; amended December 8, 2022, effective 12/8/2022; amended December 8, 2022, effective 1/1/2023; amended August 24, 2023, effective 1/1/2024.HISTORICAL NOTES
Former Rule 3 was renumbered as Rule 20 Aug. 27, 2015, effective Jan. 1, 2016.