1. As used in this section, "intimate partner" means an offender's spouse, former spouse, current dating partner, recent former dating partner, or another individual with whom the offender has a child in common regardless of whether the offender and the individual are or have been married to each other, are or have been in a dating relationship with each other, or resided together at any time. 2. The sentence for an offense under section 12.1 -17-01, 12.1 -17-01.1, 12.1 -17-01.2, 12.1-17-02, 12.1-17-03, 12.1-17-04, 12.1-17-05, 12.1-17-07, 12.1-17-07.1, 12.1-18-02, 12.1-18-03, 12.1-21-05, 12.1-21-06.1, 12.1-31.2-02, or 14-07.7-07 against an intimate partner, must include an order to complete a domestic violence offender assessment and intervention program as determined by the court. A court may not order the offender to attend anger management classes or individual counseling unless a domestic violence offender intervention program is not reasonably available to the defendant and the court makes findings for the record explaining why an order to complete a domestic violence offender intervention program would be inappropriate. 3. If an offender who is ordered to complete a domestic violence offender assessment and intervention program is assessed and determined to be inappropriate for the program by the program provider, a court may find the order to complete a domestic violence offender assessment and intervention program to be satisfied or may order the offender to complete other appropriate programming.
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