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Committee reviews technical amendment to S.9 to clarify after‑hours access for assault protection orders
Summary
Legislative counsel told the Judiciary Committee a draft amendment to S.9 is largely technical: it clarifies that after‑hours court access is available for orders related to sexual assault but not for stalking complaints, and aligns service language with existing Title 15 domestic abuse orders.
Michelle Childs of Legislative Council told the Judiciary Committee on March 25 that an amendment to S.9 is primarily technical in nature and intended to align language across protection‑order statutes.
The amendment (draft 1.2) keeps the underlying bill’s new process that allows the court administrator to establish after‑hours court access for orders related to sexual assault, while explicitly excluding stalking complaints from after‑hours filing. "The new sections that are being added to this are sections 1 and 2, and the…
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