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Utah House advances domestic-violence package, approves arrest-and-treatment measures
Summary
The House passed a package of domestic-violence measures that require police to cite or arrest when there is probable cause, create court-ordered treatment options and endorse a no-drop policy for prosecutors; one related program bill was returned to Rules because of its fiscal note.
The Utah House on Jan. 16 approved a package of bills aimed at strengthening the state's response to domestic violence, advancing mandatory citation/arrest authority, court-ordered treatment options for offenders and a resolution encouraging prosecutors not to drop charges at victims' request.
Representative Armand Evans, sponsor of key bills in the package, said the measures were developed by a legislative task force and were intended to protect victims while providing treatment options for offenders. 'We require a police officer, if called to a situation where there is probable cause, to issue a citation or make an arrest,' Evans said, summarizing the central enforcement…
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