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Sponsor Seeks Statutory Fix to Keep Protection‑order Hearings Closed and Comply with VAWA
Summary
Senate Bill 2326 would amend North Dakota statute to close hearings and records for certain assault restraining orders and domestic violence protection orders, aligning state practice with federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) obligations and closing a public‑records pathway identified by court‑record search tools.
Senators and witnesses told the House Judiciary Committee that Senate Bill 2326 would codify current court practice by closing hearings and restricting online public access to petitions for certain protection orders.
Senator Josh Bochee (District 44), the bill sponsor, said the measure adds language in two sections of the Century Code to close hearings for criminal‑ and civil‑based protection orders and to prevent…
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