Environmental & Healthcare Legislative Watch50 States · D.C. · U.S. Congress
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Fiscal Summary NOT SIGNIFICANT Bill Summary Present law authorizes a victim of any of the following offenses to file a petition for a lifetime order of protection against the offender who was convicted of the offense: A felony assaultive offense, a criminal homicide offense, a kidnapping or false imprisonment offense, or a sexual offense. A harassment offense committed by a person convicted of a criminal offense if, while incarcerated, on pretrial diversion, probation, community correction or parole, the person intentionally communicates in person with the victim of the person's crime if the communication is (i) anonymous or threatening or made in an offensively repetitious manner or at hours known to be inconvenient to the victim; (ii) made for no legitimate purpose; and (iii) made knowing that it will alarm or annoy the victim. If the victim of the person's offense died as the result of the offense, this harassment offense applies to the deceased victim's next-of-kin. An aggravated stalking offense or an especially aggravated stalking offense. This bill authorizes a victim to file a petition for a lifetime order of protection against an offender who was convicted of a felony offense committed in another state that would constitute a felony assaultive offense, a criminal homicide offense, a kidnapping or false imprisonment offense, or a sexual offense if committed in this state. If an offense in a jurisdiction other than this state is not identified as one of those offenses, then it must be considered to be such an offense if the elements of the offense are the same as the elements of the comparable offense in this state. VENUE This bill provides that the venue for a petition for such an order of protection against an offender who was convicted of a felony offense committed in another state, and all other ma
