When a court dismisses a protection order petition (either before or after a hearing), this bill allows the court to immediately seal the court file so the case record is not publicly accessible. The change applies to both domestic abuse protection orders and stalking protection orders in South Dakota. This gives dismissed petitioners a way to keep their case records private once their petition is rejected.
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Judiciary Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
Senate Referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 340
First Reading Senate S.J. 311
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 58, NAYS 9. H.J. 360
Judiciary Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 1.
Judiciary Motion to amend
Judiciary Scheduled for hearing H.J. 1
First read in House and referred to House Judiciary H.J. 113
Prime sponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-018
cosponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-002
cosponsor · Rep
D
Dist. HD-015
cosponsor · Sen
D
Dist. SD-015
cosponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-013
Liz Larson
cosponsor · Sen
D
Dist. SD-010
cosponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-005
cosponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-007
cosponsor · Rep
D
Dist. HD-032
cosponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-023
cosponsor · Sen
R
Dist. SD-007
Timothy Goodwin
cosponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-030
Do Pass Amended
Do Pass Amended
Do Pass Amended