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Senate Judiciary advances bill to allow after‑hours emergency orders for sexual‑assault victims
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to report draft 1.1 of S.9 favorably after testimony that the bill would extend existing after‑hours procedures for domestic abuse orders to ex parte emergency relief orders for sexual‑assault victims.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to report draft 1.1 of S.9 favorably after testimony that the bill would extend existing after‑hours procedures for ex parte emergency relief orders to victims of sexual assault.
Committee members heard testimony from Vermont State Police and court staff that S.9 would allow victims of sexual assault to use the same after‑hours affidavit and filing procedures now available to victims of domestic assault, rather than waiting for regular court hours.
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