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Bill Would Let Courts Grant Peace Orders to Stop ‘Intentional’ Visual Surveillance
Summary
HB 236 would add intentional visual surveillance of an area of residence where a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy to the list of acts allowing a petitioner to seek a peace order; sponsor said it does not create a new crime and the language was narrowed after consultations with the judiciary.
Delegate William Valentine told the House Judiciary Committee that House Bill 236 would add “intentional visual surveillance” of areas of a residence where a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy to the list of acts that could support a peace order.
"This bill adds intentional visual surveillance to areas of an individual's residence where they have a reasonable expectation of privacy to the list of acts…
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