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Judiciary committee adopts amendment to give law enforcement broader access to protection order records; bill advanced
Summary
The committee amended a bill to expand access to domestic violence protection‑order records beyond sheriffs to other law enforcement officers to help officers responding to calls know whether an order exists, and then voted to advance the bill as amended.
The Senate Judiciary Committee amended and advanced Senate Bill 2289 on Jan. 29 to allow broader law enforcement access to protection order records used in domestic violence responses.
Committee members adopted an amendment that replaces the word “sheriff” with “law enforcement officers” in portions of the bill to enable responding officers to view whether a protection order is on file…
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