Injunctions for Protection
What changed between versions
Created a new cause of action for 'serious violence by a known person,' defined as violence causing serious bodily injury (substantial risk of death, disfigurement, or protracted impairment) between individuals who know each other.
Added the specific definition for 'serious bodily injury' to clarify the threshold for the new serious violence category.
Updated standing requirements and petition forms to include victims of serious violence by a known person, requiring them to report the violence to law enforcement and cooperate with criminal proceedings.
Revised the statewide verification system name and requirements to explicitly include 'serious violence by a known person' injunctions in electronic transmission and record-keeping protocols.
Updated child custody and parental responsibility statutes to include serious violence by a known person as a factor in determining detriment to a child and as grounds for presumptions against shared custody.
Amended firearm licensing laws to prohibit possession by individuals subject to injunctions for serious violence by a known person, aligning them with restrictions for other violence types.
Corrected numerous grammatical errors and inconsistent phrasing (e.g., changing 'must shall' to 'must') found in the original filed version.
