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The bill was introduced by Senator Kristen Rohrs, District 27 of South Fargo, who said the change responded to sheriff requests after officers arriving at 911 calls could not always find newly issued protection orders in NCIC. \"We know that that first 24 hours after someone seeks help is the most dangerous 24 hours,\" Rohrs said, describing the bill as a tool for law enforcement to verify temporary or recently issued orders and, when appropriate, serve or remove people from a scene.

Supporters and witnesses said they backed the bill’s purpose but recommended technical changes. Seth O'Neil of the North Dakota Domestic and Sexual Violence Coalition urged including sexual-assault restraining orders (cited in the hearing as 12.1-31-1.2) and suggested lawmakers consider placing any access rule in the chapter that governs protection orders rather than the state's general open-records statute (Chapter 44-04). Danelle Presque, who represented the North Dakota Association of Counties and serves as executive director for the North Dakota Sheriffs and Deputies Association, spoke for sheriffs and said the change would help them provide safety to victims.

Court staff told the committee that law enforcement already has levels of Odyssey access but that some parts of domestic-protection-order files—particularly temporary or confidential petition files—may not be available through the access levels officers currently use. Sarah Behrens, a staff attorney with the State Court Administrator’s Office, explained that \"law enforcement does have Odyssey access already\" but that temporary petition files can be confidential while permanent orders become public records. She and other court staff suggested the bill's language and placement in the code be reviewed; they noted House Bill 1489 (referenced in committee testimony) is intended to consolidate various protection-order statutes and could change how access is organized.

Committee members asked whether the bill should be limited to sheriffs or extend to all law enforcement because 911 calls are sometimes routed to city police rather than county sheriffs. Witnesses and senators recommended clarifying which law-enforcement roles and which Odyssey security levels the bill would authorize. The committee agreed to staff work: legislative staff/interns will draft revised language (changing the reference from \"sheriffs\" to a broader or otherwise clarified class of law enforcement, and moving the provision out of Chapter 44-04 if appropriate) and to confirm who currently has Odyssey access and to what parts of a protection-order file.

The committee closed the hearing on SB 2289 with no vote and directed follow-up work. Members asked staff to prepare a revised bill and to report back with answers on current Odyssey access levels, the distinction between temporary and permanent orders, and whether the provision should be placed in the protection-order statutes rather than the open-records chapter.

The bill’s supporters emphasized its narrow aim: to give officers a fast, narrowly scoped way to verify a protection order in situations where immediate knowledge of an order would affect officer response. Court staff emphasized privacy and technical limits of access and suggested statutory placement and system-security details be resolved before the bill is advanced.

No formal committee vote on SB 2289 was recorded during the hearing; members agreed to further drafting and information gathering before taking action.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Judiciary Feb 4, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Senate Bill 2289, introduced by Senator Kristen Rohrs (District 27, South Fargo), would permit sheriffs to view recently issued domestic-violence and sexual-assault protection orders in the court case system (Odyssey) so officers arriving at 911 calls can verify and act on orders quickly.","taxTitle","Judiciary, Senate, Legislative, North Dakota","taxId",28907,"location","North Dakota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6349419,"Committee reconsiders trucking-liability bill, rejects due-pass and orders do-not-pass",2274,1722000,3996000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2238455-c6e3c9496316bc52b80acefea983d60c&start=1722&end=3996","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2238455-c6e3c9496316bc52b80acefea983d60c/thumbnail_1722000.jpg","/articles/6349419/North-Dakota/Committee-reconsiders-trucking-liability-bill-rejects-due-pass-and-orders-do-not-pass","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6349419-1efed5c80817f713c105cf7429fc1423/orig.mp4?Expires=1773773077&Signature=VMIQlvmaE3~pMO017nfaUhqsaoSFtPxpROTRUVEnJAYg5Hnbdncf9eGQgecVW2t8uuzO4nCoWt47kjBbb4cjFrhjmvftA8iXMdcEBw2JcO4uKuhiw-cFqDfkBxMDVW~bMJugfn~xotBvl61t1U-aw4cIS1mCaYJZlOJoDd-rtUihZxd~K5VQvvdCgG9FafYQVrtRkmTolAdZuej7KMdxY8RLe4y8YtyqC5R7H-wsqqKWpaatWmt-G0jlHRfADH1hl1n1PENfU1zTZVg0M6-MP~~Kw0u3kmnzsIcf50gizYk6LA7PwAGToTxoGJdxHpxG15wTH7C6N35bulTO4kTIow__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Judiciary Committee reopened consideration of Senate Bill 2206 after the bill returned from the floor with amended language. Committee members questioned changes made during the floor process, debated whether the bill’s wording properly targets the intended defendant in motor-vehicle-related civil actions, and considered a reduction in the statute of limitations from six years to three.

Victoria Christian of Legislative Council told the committee the bill had been effectively \"hog-house\" amended so that only a single section was preserved. Christian explained the bill language was adjusted because \"it didn't make sense to sue the motor vehicle,\" and Legislative Council changed the wording to create an action against an employer for injury or death \"occurring during the operation of a commercial motor vehicle.\" Christian said the change reflected the technical reality that a plaintiff sues a person or entity, not a vehicle.

Senators pressed on practical effects. Senator Cory asked what would happen when a carrier subcontracts a load to an independent company and whether the statute would reach the proper party; Senator Castaneda described a common logistics scenario in which company B is subcontracted by company A and argued plaintiffs should be able to target the responsible carrier. Senator Cory and others also objected to shortening the statute of limitations. Senator Cory said she knew a person who was hit by a semi and did not identify the responsible party until seven years later, and said, \"I just don't think that 3 years is long enough for this incident.\" The committee discussed whether starting court action preserves the statute of limitations while parties sort out the proper defendant.

The committee took procedural steps. Members voted to reconsider the committee's prior actions on SB 2206; that motion to reconsider was approved. Later the committee considered a motion to give the bill a due pass as amended; in a roll call the due-pass motion failed (yes: Paulson, Myrtle, Chair Larson; no: Luke, Brownberger, Castaneda, Cory). After further discussion, a motion to recommend \"do not pass\" was moved by Senator Cory and seconded by Senator Castaneda. The committee recorded the do-not-pass recommendation and the motion carried by voice/roll call; Senate Bill 2206 was not recommended for passage out of committee.

Legislative Council and committee members talked about whether the words \"commercial motor carrier,\" \"commercial motor vehicle,\" or \"employer\" best capture the intended target of liability and about how courts handle identifying proper defendants. The committee also noted the practical effect of shortening the statute of limitations and asked staff to confirm whether initiating litigation would preserve a claim while parties establish the correct defendant.

The committee's formal action sent a do-not-pass recommendation on SB 2206; members who requested clarification said they expect Legislative Council to be available to explain technical wording when the bill is carried on the floor.","The Senate Judiciary Committee reconsidered Senate Bill 2206 after floor changes and ultimately issued a do-not-pass recommendation, amid disagreement over whether amended language properly identifies liable parties in commercial motor-vehicle cases and concern about shortening the statute of limitations from six to three years.","actionData","errors"]

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