2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 694

File Code: Family Law
Sponsored By:
Delegate Burns
Entitled:
Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Procedures

Synopsis:

Requiring a local law enforcement officer, who is responding at a family home to a request for help from a minor alleging to have been a victim of abuse, to attempt to interview the minor's parent or guardian before interviewing the minor; and requiring, under specified circumstances, a local department of social services or a law enforcement agency that is investigating a report of suspected child abuse or neglect to attempt to have an on-site interview with the child's caretaker before seeing the child.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/7
First Reading Judiciary
2/9
Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
3/7
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CHILD ABUSE
FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc
INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.
LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Family Law
( 4-502 , 4-706 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered