Committee adopts amendment to require active-warrant check before serving protection orders
The House Judiciary Committee adopted an amendment and passed House Bill 1433, which requires officers to run an active-warrant check before serving an order of protection; the provision does not mandate arrest and leaves arrest decisions to officer discretion.
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House Bill 1433, as amended, passed the House Judiciary Committee after Representative Kendra Moore (R–Dist. 23) introduced an amendment that requires a check for active warrants before an order of protection is served. The committee adopted the amendment by voice vote and later passed the bill as amended.
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