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Judiciary Committee votes do-pass on Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act; creates subcommittee to study related criminal bill
Summary
The Judiciary Committee recommended a do-pass for Senate Bill 2126, the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act, and formed a subcommittee to study a related criminal abduction bill after members debated prima facie language, penalty levels and a proposed false-reporting provision.
The Judiciary Committee recommended a do-pass for Senate Bill 2126, the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act, during its meeting. Representative Vedder moved the recommendation and Representative Schneider seconded; the motion carried following a roll call vote.
The bill covers civil remedies to prevent child abduction and would allow petitioning a court for orders aimed at preventing removal or continued detention of a child. Committee members said the Uniform Act (SB2126) addresses many issues that also appear on the criminal side in a separate bill under consideration.
Committee members discussed whether language creating a prima facie rebuttable presumption is appropriate when a child is removed and detained out of state or within the state. Committee chair explained that current law treats removal…
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