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Georgia House approves bill letting military judge issue enforceable protective orders for National Guard members
Summary
The House passed House Bill 325 to create an enforceable military protective-order process for Georgia National Guard service members accused of stalking other service members, authorizing military-judge contempt powers and civilian enforcement mechanisms.
The Georgia House on a unanimous vote passed House Bill 325, a measure to create a statutory process by which the Georgia National Guard and the state's military judge can issue and enforce military protective orders for service member-on-service member stalking.
Proponents say the bill fills enforcement gaps in current military protective order (MPO) practice and extends protection to service members when they are not in military status. Representative Jason Martinez, the bill's sponsor, said the measure gives the Georgia National Guard "a mechanism to issue military…
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