SB 18-060

Senate Bill 18-060, which has been signed into law, enhances protection orders for victims and witnesses involved in criminal cases. It allows courts to issue two new types of protective orders: one that prevents the defendant from harming or taking an animal owned by the victim or witness, and another that requires a phone service provider to transfer cell phone accounts to the victim if they meet certain criteria. This bill also ensures that these protection orders can be issued alongside any civil protective orders in cases involving domestic violence or specific crimes. The law is now active and provides additional safeguards for those affected by criminal activities.

Official Summary

Current law provides that in cases involving domestic violence and in cases involving certain other crimes, a court may enter any of several types of protection orders against the defendant. The bill adds 2 new potential protection orders to the list of options available to the court. They are: An order prohibiting the taking, transferring, concealing, harming, disposing of, or threatening to harm an animal owned, possessed, leased, kept, or held by the alleged victim or witness; and An order directing a wireless telephone service provider to transfer the financial responsibility for and rights to a wireless telephone number or numbers to the alleged victim or witness if the alleged victim or witness satisfies certain criteria. The bill also clarifies that the issuance of a protection order in a case involving domestic violence or any of certain crimes does not preclude a court from issuing a protective order in a civil proceeding. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

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