Wyoming2025Did Not Pass
HB0127
Affirmative Defense for Violation of Domestic Violence Protection Orders
Last scannedOct 23, 2026, 2:19 AM
In one sentence
The bill proposes an affirmative defense in court if a victim requests the violation of a domestic violence protection order.
What it does
- Adds a new subsection (k) to existing law that allows a perpetrator to use as a defense in court if the victim requested them to violate the protection order.
Who it affects
- People who are accused of breaking domestic violence protection orders
- Victims of domestic violence
Limits and unknowns
- The bill did not pass and was never introduced in the legislature.
- It is unclear how often victims might ask perpetrators to break protection orders.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Affirmative defense
- A reason given in court to show why someone should not be found guilty of a crime.
- Domestic violence protection order
- An official document that tells one person to stay away from another person who they have hurt or threatened.
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Bill history
- H Did not Consider for IntroductionHouse
- H Received for IntroductionHouse
- Bill Number AssignedLSO