When a court dismisses a protection order case (either for domestic abuse or harassment/stalking), the judge can now order all records from that case to be erased, including documents held by the Department of Social Services. This allows people whose protection order cases are dismissed to have those records removed from official files rather than having them remain permanently available. The bill applies to both domestic abuse protection orders and harassment/stalking protection orders.
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Judiciary Tabled Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0. H.J. 20
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
R
Dist. HD-013
cosponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-005
cosponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-023
Timothy Goodwin
cosponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-030
Tabled
Tabled