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Amendment to H.222 would make failure to finish court‑ordered domestic violence program potentially criminal, committee hears
Summary
Michelle Trout of the Office of Legislative Counsel told the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 8 that an amendment to H.222 would remove language shielding failure to complete an approved domestic violence accountability program from criminal prosecution, making it enforceable like other conditions of a final Title 15 protection order.
Michelle Trout of the Office of Legislative Counsel explained to the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 8 that an amendment to H.222 would change how courts may treat a defendant’s failure to complete court‑ordered domestic violence accountability programming.
Trout said the proposal applies to final Title 15 family abuse protection orders (not ex parte emergency orders). The house version had language specifying that failure to complete an approved domestic violence accountability program “shall not be considered a crime and is not a violation of section 10 30, but could subject the defendant to civil contempt proceedings.” The amendment before the Senate removes that language, which would make the…
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