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Senate passes bill limiting emergency lethal-violence petitions in Justice of the Peace Court to law enforcement

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Senate Bill 73 clarifies that only law enforcement officers may petition for emergency relief under lethal violence protective order provisions in Justice of the Peace Court; bill passed on a roll call recorded as 21 yes.

Senate Bill 73, described by its sponsor as a clarification to the court process for lethal-violence protective orders, passed the Delaware Senate on April 8.

Sponsor Senator D. Brown said the measure "clarifies that only law enforcement officers may petition for emergency relief in the Justice of the Peace Court," and that the bill was introduced at the request of the Justice…

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