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Commission supports sentencing-alternative bill for survivors, urges future review of verification rules
Summary
The commission supported bill 15 91 — which creates a sentencing alternative for verified survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, or human trafficking — while encouraging future attention to verification requirements that may exclude victims who cannot document abuse.
On Jan. 30 the Sensing Guideline Commission voted to support bill 15 91 as written while encouraging lawmakers to revisit documentation and verification requirements in future sessions.
Staff described the substitute as creating a sentencing alternative that allows courts to reduce incarceration or impose alternatives where a verified victimization (domestic violence, sexual assault or human trafficking) was a primary and proximate cause of the defendant's criminal…
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