File Code: Family Law
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegate Taylor and Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Family
Violence Council), and Delegates Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch,
Curran, Harrison, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Owings, and Rawlings
- Entitled:
-
Family Law - Protective Orders
Requiring that a copy of a protective order be served on a respondent
in open court or by first class mail; repealing law that requires
service by specified law enforcement personnel; providing that such
service constitutes notice of the contents of the protective order;
establishing that service is complete upon mailing; requiring the
Sheriff to post a copy of the protective order at the courthouse or in
the immediate vicinity for 30 days; and extending the maximum duration
of protective orders from 200 days to 18 months.
House Action
- 10/28
- Pre-filed
- 1/8
- First Reading Judiciary
- 1/29
- Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/10
- Hearing cancelled
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C
- Delegate Michael Erin Busch, District 30
- Delegate Gerald J. Curran, District 43
- Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B
- Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
- Delegate Sheila Ellis Hixson, District 20
- Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
- Chairman, Judiciary Comm.
- Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
- Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
- Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
- Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
- LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPT. OF
- NOTICES
- POSTAL SERVICE
- PROCESS SERVING
- SHERIFFS
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Family Law
- (
4-501 ,
4-501 ,
4-506
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)