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Domestic violence network raises legal concern over 'knowingly and unlawfully' language in House Bill 47
Summary
At the House Judiciary Committee's second hearing on House Bill 47, Lisa DeGeeter of the Ohio Domestic Violence Network urged the committee to remove or clarify two words in the kidnapping section that she said could narrow criminal liability and harm survivors' access to justice.
Lisa DeGeeter, senior director of policy and prevention for the Ohio Domestic Violence Network, testified on Oct. 12 in opposition to two words in House Bill 47 she said are in the kidnapping section: "knowingly and unlawfully." DeGeeter told the House Judiciary Committee those words appear on page 5, line 107 and could be read to make otherwise prohibited behavior lawful in…
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