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Representative Moore pulls HB 1433 after extensive debate over serving criminal warrants with orders of protection
Summary
HB 1433 would have required law enforcement to serve active criminal warrants when serving a temporary order of protection; the sponsor withdrew the bill after prolonged questioning and public testimony raised concerns about discretion, court process, and potential misuse in custody disputes.
Representative Kendra Moore (District 23) presented HB 1433, which would add a statutory requirement that law enforcement serve any active criminal warrants when serving temporary orders of protection or when respondents appear for protection hearings. Moore said the bill’s intent is to improve victim safety, reduce wasted law‑enforcement effort, and avoid situations in which a respondent leaves a protection hearing with an unserved criminal warrant.
Proponents told the committee the change is intended to keep victims and the community safer and to reduce redundant service attempts. The sponsor said the bill had been vetted by the Administrative Office of the Courts, judicial counsel, and the Arkansas Police Chiefs Association and described specific safety and resource rationales for having warrants served at the same time as protection notices.
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