domestic violence; release conditions

Added a new statutory presumption that joint legal decision-making or unsupervised parenting time is contrary to a child's best interests if a parent committed significant domestic violence against the other parent.

Defined 'significant domestic violence' to include not only physical injury but also patterns of coercive or controlling behavior, isolation tactics, and the brandishing of firearms or weapons.

Established specific requirements for courts to consider evidence such as police reports, medical records, and shelter logs when determining if domestic violence occurred.

Modified existing hearing timelines to ensure that hearings regarding exclusive use of a home are held within five days of a request, matching the timeline for orders of protection.

Created a list of mandatory conditions courts can impose on parenting time, including supervised exchanges, mandatory batterer's prevention programs, and prohibitions on overnight visits.

Courts are now authorized to prohibit defendants from possessing or purchasing firearms and to transfer those firearms to law enforcement if a credible threat is found.

Courts gained new authority to grant exclusive care, custody, or control of animals to victims and to order defendants to stay away from them.

The court must now consider the results of a risk or lethality assessment when determining bail amounts or release conditions.

Defendants released on bail for felony domestic violence offenses involving physical harm must now be subject to electronic monitoring and a strict prohibition on contacting the victim.

The definition of 'victim notification system' was added to clarify it refers to automated systems for notifying plaintiffs about case status.