Defender General's Office Backs S.9 to Align Certain civil protection procedures
Marshall Paul of the Office of the Defender General told the Senate Judiciary Committee that S.9 would make procedures for certain assault-related civil protection orders consistent with other protective orders and said the changes should not increase the office's workload.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee took up S.9 on Feb. 4, focused on aligning procedures for a class of civil protection orders with the procedures used for other protective orders. Marshall Paul of the Office of the Defender General testified in support of the bill, saying the changes would make procedures more consistent across different types of protective orders.
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