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House passes bill clarifying jurisdiction of protective orders for minors
Summary
First Substitute Senate Bill 128, aimed at clarifying juvenile vs. district court authority for protective orders involving children under 16 and adjusting protective order duration provisions, passed the House unanimously (73-0) and will be sent to the Senate.
The House approved First Substitute Senate Bill 128 to clarify jurisdictional authority for protective orders involving minors under 16 and to adjust certain timelines and procedures. Representative Fairey described the bill as the outcome of a year-long study by the Child and Family Law Committee and said it resolves jurisdictional conflicts between district and juvenile courts.
Sponsor remarks said the bill maintains existing requirements for assistance to petitioners, preserves child-protective orders on the statewide protective-order network, retains violations of children's protective orders as crimes, and maintains notice procedures to the Division of Child and Family Services. The bill also reduces the vacation period for criminal protective orders from three years to two.
Representatives who work with child welfare and domestic-violence issues urged support, and the House approved the bill by a unanimous recorded vote of 73-0. The bill will be referred back to the Senate for further consideration.
