Bill Would Let Courts Grant Peace Orders to Stop ‘Intentional’ Visual Surveillance
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.
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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.
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