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Committee advances bill to exempt DFCS staff from prosecution for possession of child sexual‑abuse images when acting in official duties
Summary
Rep. Matt Ballenger introduced House Bill 435, a proposal to create an explicit exception in the criminal code for Division of Family and Children Services staff who come into possession of indecent images of children in the performance of official duties.
Rep. Matt Ballenger introduced House Bill 435, a proposal to create an explicit exception in the criminal code for Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) staff who come into possession of indecent images of children in the performance of official duties.
"The substantive parts of the bill are actually on page 2," Ballenger said, describing the change as an expansion of existing exceptions for law enforcement and prosecutorial personnel so…
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