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Committee amends and advances bill raising penalties for repeated violation of protection orders
Summary
House Bill 38, which would elevate certain third or subsequent violations of domestic violence protection orders to a class D felony, was amended and reported favorably after survivor testimony and committee discussion about enforcement gaps and serial abusers.
The Senate Judiciary Committee reported House Bill 38 favorably as amended by a Senate committee substitute, moving forward a measure that increases penalties for certain repeated violations of domestic violence orders of protection.
Representative James Tipton, the bill—s sponsor, said the legislation would raise the penalty for a third or subsequent conviction for violating an order of protection to a class D felony if the later violation involved the use or attempted use of physical force or a threat of physical harm, and if the repeated violations involved…
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