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Committee OKs bill to let courts order alleged offender removed while child stays with safe parent
Summary
House Bill 159 would clarify Idaho’s Child Protection Act to allow law enforcement and courts to remove an alleged offender from a home while leaving the child with a safe, protective parent and require a shelter‑care hearing within 48 hours.
The Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee voted to advance House Bill 159 to the Senate floor with a due‑pass recommendation after a presentation from a magistrate judge who handles child protection cases.
The bill, presented in committee by Senator Todd Lakey with Judge Andrew Ellis testifying, addresses what supporters described as contradictory statutory language that has hindered the use of a protective‑order type tool under the Child Protection Act. Judge Ellis said the statute appears to authorize removing an alleged offender and leaving…
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