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Committee debates creating a GBI registry of repeat domestic‑violence offenders; stakeholders urge drafting fixes
Summary
House Bill 1142 would create a GBI searchable registry for recidivist domestic‑violence offenders (entry on second conviction after Jan. 1, 2027; removal after 5 or 10 years). Advocates support the registry; defense groups and others warned about listing first‑offender adjudications and pretrial diversions and asked for clearer definitions and removal procedures.
A bill to create a searchable state registry of recidivist domestic‑violence offenders generated hours of testimony and drafting questions in the House Judiciary Committee. The substitute (LC0407S) would add an offender to the registry after a second conviction for domestic violence occurring on or after Jan. 1, 2027, with automatic removal five years after a second conviction and ten years after a third or subsequent conviction; the bill applies only to…
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