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Committee adopts 3‑strikes amendment to interference-with-custody bill, advances measure 9‑7
Summary
After extended debate about criminalizing custody disputes, the committee approved an amendment that imposes fines for first and second offences and a class B felony on a third offense, then voted to pass HB194 as amended.
The House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee on Wednesday adopted a three‑strikes amendment to HB194, a bill that criminalizes interference with custody, and then voted to report the bill to the floor as amended.
Under the amendment the committee approved, the first and second violations would be civil penalties: a $500 fine per offense payable to the municipality. A third or subsequent violation committed within the state would be a class B felony under state criminal law.
Why it matters: Legislators debated competing concerns — the trauma to children from repeated custody interference versus the risk of criminalizing…
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