Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
House backs bill adding device-related stalking definition and option for accountability programs in protection orders
Summary
H.222 would expand definitions of stalking to include device-based surveillance, add temporary vehicle possession to relief available in protection orders, and allow courts to require completion of domestic violence accountability programs; the House ordered third reading after committee amendments.
The Vermont House on Wednesday advanced H.222, an act that would change how courts handle certain civil protection orders by (1) clarifying that device-based stalking can meet the statutory "course of conduct" requirement, (2) allowing courts to award temporary possession of a vehicle to a victim in a relief-from-abuse order, and (3) authorizing courts to require defendants to complete a domestic violence accountability program (DVAP) as a condition of a relief-from-abuse order.
Representative Arsenal, member from Williston and the Judiciary Committee speaker on the bill, told the chamber H.222 "revises Vermont's civil protection order statutes to provide better relief to…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
