Relating to military interpersonal violence

HB 2057 amends West Virginia law to clarify that military protection orders issued under federal law (10 U.S.C. § 1567) can serve as sufficient evidence of immediate danger for civilian courts to issue emergency protective orders. It directly affects military service members, their families, and civilian victims of domestic violence who receive military protection orders. The bill requires courts to accept these military orders as proof of "immediate and present danger" without needing additional evidence, streamlining the process for obtaining emergency protective orders. It also standardizes procedures for serving these orders to law enforcement and scheduling final hearings within 10 days. The bill is currently in the House Judiciary Committee.