Plain English Breakdown
The official text does not define what constitutes 'family' or 'household', only that they are defined terms.
Extending Protective Orders to Family Members
This law allows courts to consider issuing protective orders that stop convicted defendants from contacting family or household members of the victim if there is evidence those individuals were also harmed by the same crime.
What This Bill Does
- Authorizes courts to consider restraining a defendant from contacting any person who is a member of the victim's family or household, provided there is competent evidence that this individual was also a victim of the specified offense committed by the defendant.
- Applies these orders when defendants are convicted of crimes involving domestic violence, human trafficking, criminal street gang offenses, or registerable sex offenses.
- Establishes that violating these protective orders is punishable as a crime.
- Imposes a state-mandated local program on courts to handle the issuance and extension of these orders.
Who It Names or Affects
- Defendants convicted of specified crimes including domestic violence, human trafficking, criminal street gang offenses, or registerable sex offenses.
- Victims and members of their family or household who are found by competent evidence to be victims of the defendant's crime.
- Courts responsible for issuing protective orders.
Terms To Know
- Protective order
- A court rule that stops a person from contacting another person to keep them safe.
- Competent evidence
- Proof or information strong enough for the court to believe someone was harmed by the crime.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill states that no state reimbursement is required for local agencies, but it does not explain the specific reason why.
- The text mentions 'family' and 'household' as defined terms, but this summary does not include those exact legal definitions.