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Rhode Island House Bill H5702

Rhode Island 2023 Regular Session

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99 S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND
1010 IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1111 JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023
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1414 A N A C T
1515 RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE-- COURTS -- DOMESTIC ASSAULT
1616 Introduced By: Representatives Baginski, Alzate, Kazarian, Casimiro, McEntee, and
1717 Batista
1818 Date Introduced: February 17, 2023
1919 Referred To: House Judiciary
2020
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2222 It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
2323 SECTION 1. Section 8-8.1-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 8-8.1 entitled "Domestic 1
2424 Assault" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2
2525 8-8.1-3. Protective orders — Penalty — Jurisdiction. 3
2626 (a) A person suffering from domestic abuse may file a complaint in the district court 4
2727 requesting any order that will protect her or him from the abuse, including, but not limited to, the 5
2828 following: 6
2929 (1) Ordering that the defendant be restrained and enjoined from contacting, assaulting, 7
3030 molesting, or otherwise interfering with the plaintiff at home, on the street, or elsewhere; 8
3131 (2) Ordering the defendant to vacate the household forthwith, unless the defendant holds 9
3232 sole legal interest in the household; 10
3333 (3) Upon motion by the plaintiff, his or her address shall be released only at the discretion 11
3434 of the district court judge; 12
3535 (4) Ordering the defendant to surrender physical possession of all firearms in his or her 13
3636 possession, care, custody, or control and shall further order a person restrained not to purchase or 14
3737 receive, or attempt to purchase or receive, any firearms while the protective order is in effect. The 15
3838 defendant shall surrender the firearms within twenty-four (24) hours of notice of the protective 16
3939 order to the Rhode Island state police or local police department or to a federally licensed firearms 17
4040 dealer. 18
4141 (i) A person ordered to surrender possession of any firearm(s) pursuant to this section shall, 19
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4545 within seventy-two (72) hours after being served with the order, either: 1
4646 (A) File with the court a receipt showing the firearm(s) was physically surrendered to the 2
4747 Rhode Island state police or local police department, or to a federally licensed firearm dealer; or 3
4848 (B) Attest to the court that, at the time of the order, the person had no firearms in his or her 4
4949 immediate physical possession or control, or subject to his or her immediate physical possession or 5
5050 control, and that the person, at the time of the attestation, has no firearms in his or her immediate 6
5151 physical possession or control or subject to his or her immediate physical possession or control. 7
5252 (ii) If a person restrained under this section transfers a firearm(s) to a federally licensed 8
5353 firearms dealer pursuant to this section, the person restrained under this section may instruct the 9
5454 federally licensed firearms dealer to sell the firearm(s) or to transfer ownership in accordance with 10
5555 state and federal law, to a qualified named individual who is not a member of the person’s dwelling 11
5656 house, who is not related to the person by blood, marriage, or relationship as defined by § 15-15-12
5757 1(7), and who is not prohibited from possessing firearms under state or federal law. The owner of 13
5858 any firearm(s) sold shall receive any financial value received from its sale, less the cost associated 14
5959 with taking possession of, storing, and transferring of the firearm(s). 15
6060 (iii) Every individual to whom possession of a firearm(s) is transferred pursuant to this 16
6161 subsection shall be prohibited from transferring or returning any firearm(s) to the person restrained 17
6262 under this section while the protective order remains in effect and shall be informed of this 18
6363 prohibition. Any knowing violation of this subsection is a felony that shall be punishable by a fine 19
6464 of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment for a term of not less than one 20
6565 year and not more than five (5) years, or both. 21
6666 (iv) An individual to whom possession of a firearm(s) is transferred pursuant to this 22
6767 subsection shall return a firearm(s) to the person formerly restrained under this section only if the 23
6868 person formerly restrained under this section provides documentation issued by a court indicating 24
6969 that the restraining order issued pursuant to this section that prohibited the person from purchasing, 25
7070 carrying, transporting, or possessing firearms has expired and has not been extended. 26
7171 (b) After notice to the respondent and after a hearing, which shall be held within fifteen 27
7272 (15) days of surrendering said firearms, the court, in addition to any other restrictions, may, for any 28
7373 protective order issued or renewed on or after July 1, 2017, continue the order of surrender, and 29
7474 shall further order a person restrained under this section not to purchase or receive, or attempt to 30
7575 purchase or receive, any firearms while the protective order is in effect. 31
7676 (c) The district court shall provide a notice on all forms requesting a protective order that 32
7777 a person restrained under this section shall be ordered pursuant to § 11-47-5, to surrender 33
7878 possession or control of any firearms and not to purchase or receive, or attempt to purchase or 34
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8282 receive, any firearms while the restraining order is in effect. The form shall further provide that any 1
8383 person who has surrendered their firearms shall be afforded a hearing within fifteen (15) days of 2
8484 surrendering their firearms. 3
8585 (d) Any firearm surrendered in accordance with this section to the Rhode Island state police 4
8686 or local police department shall be returned to the person formerly restrained under this section 5
8787 upon their request when: 6
8888 (1) The person formerly restrained under this section produces documentation issued by a 7
8989 court indicating that the restraining order issued pursuant to this section that prohibited the person 8
9090 from purchasing, carrying, transporting, or possessing firearms has expired and has not been 9
9191 extended; and 10
9292 (2) The law enforcement agency in possession of the firearms determines that the person 11
9393 formerly restrained under this section is not otherwise prohibited from possessing a firearm under 12
9494 state or federal law. 13
9595 (3) The person required to surrender his or her firearms pursuant to this section shall not 14
9696 be responsible for any costs of storage of any firearms surrendered pursuant to this section. 15
9797 (e) The Rhode Island state police are authorized to develop rules and procedures pertaining 16
9898 to the storage and return of firearms surrendered to the Rhode Island state police or local police 17
9999 departments pursuant to this section. The Rhode Island state police may consult with the Rhode 18
100100 Island Police Chiefs’ Association in developing rules and procedures. 19
101101 (f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit, expand, or in any way modify orders 20
102102 issued under § 12-29-4 or § 15-5-19. 21
103103 (g) Nothing in this section shall limit a defendant’s right under existing law to petition the 22
104104 court at a later date for modification of the order. 23
105105 (h) The court shall immediately notify the person suffering from domestic abuse whose 24
106106 complaint gave rise to the protective order and the law enforcement agency where the person 25
107107 restrained under this section resides of the hearing. 26
108108 (i) The person suffering from domestic abuse, local law enforcement, and the person 27
109109 restrained under this section shall all have an opportunity to be present and to testify when the court 28
110110 considers the petition. 29
111111 (j) At the hearing, the person restrained under this section shall have the burden of showing, 30
112112 by clear and convincing evidence, that, if his or her firearm rights were restored, he or she would 31
113113 not pose a danger to the person suffering from domestic abuse or to any other person. 32
114114 (1) In determining whether to restore a person’s firearm rights, the court shall examine all 33
115115 relevant evidence, including, but not limited to: the complaint seeking a protective order; the 34
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119119 criminal record of the person restrained under this section; the mental health history of the person 1
120120 restrained under this section; any evidence that the person restrained under this section has, since 2
121121 being served with the order, engaged in violent or threatening behavior against the person suffering 3
122122 from domestic abuse or any other person. 4
123123 (2) If the court determines, after a review of all relevant evidence and after all parties have 5
124124 had an opportunity to be heard, that the person restrained under this section would not pose a danger 6
125125 to the person suffering from domestic abuse or to any other person if his or her firearm rights were 7
126126 restored, then the court may grant the petition and modify the protective order and lift the firearm 8
127127 prohibition. 9
128128 (3) If the court lifts a person’s firearms prohibition pursuant to this subsection, the court 10
129129 shall issue the person written notice that he or she is no longer prohibited under this section from 11
130130 purchasing or possessing firearms while the protective order is in effect. 12
131131 (k) The prohibition against possessing a firearm(s) due solely to the existence of a domestic 13
132132 violence restraining order issued under this section shall not apply with respect to sworn peace 14
133133 officers as defined in § 12-7-21 and active members of military service, including members of the 15
134134 reserve components thereof, who are required by law or departmental policy to carry departmental 16
135135 firearms while on duty or any person who is required by his or her employment to carry a firearm 17
136136 in the performance of his or her duties. Any individual exempted pursuant to this exception may 18
137137 possess a firearm only during the course of his or her employment. Any firearm required for 19
138138 employment must be stored at the place of employment when not being possessed for employment 20
139139 use; all other firearm(s) must be surrendered in accordance with this section. 21
140140 (l) Any violation of the aforementioned protective order shall subject the defendant to being 22
141141 found in contempt of court. 23
142142 (m) No order shall issue under this section that would have the effect of compelling a 24
143143 defendant who has the sole legal interest in a residence to vacate that residence. 25
144144 (n) The contempt order shall not be exclusive and shall not preclude any other available 26
145145 civil or criminal remedies. Any relief granted by the court shall be for a fixed period of time not to 27
146146 exceed three (3) years, at the expiration of which time the court may extend any order upon motion 28
147147 of the plaintiff for such additional time as it deems necessary to protect the plaintiff from abuse. 29
148148 The court may modify its order at any time upon motion of either party. 30
149149 (o) Any violation of a protective order under this chapter of which the defendant has actual 31
150150 notice shall be a misdemeanor that shall be punished by a fine of no more than one thousand dollars 32
151151 ($1,000) or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. The attorney general shall 33
152152 prosecute any violations of a protective order under this chapter. 34
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156156 (p) The penalties for violation of this section shall also include the penalties provided under 1
157157 § 12-29-5. 2
158158 (q) “Actual notice” means that the defendant has received a copy of the order by service 3
159159 thereof or by being handed a copy of the order by a police officer pursuant to § 8-8.1-5(d). 4
160160 (r) The district court shall have criminal jurisdiction over all violations of this chapter. 5
161161 SECTION 2. Section 12-29-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 12-29 entitled "Domestic 6
162162 Violence Prevention Act" is hereby amended to read as follows: 7
163163 12-29-4. Restrictions upon and duties of court. 8
164164 (a)(1) Because of the likelihood of repeated violence directed at those who have been 9
165165 victims of domestic violence in the past, when a person is charged with or arrested for a crime 10
166166 involving domestic violence, that person may not be released from custody on bail or personal 11
167167 recognizance before arraignment without first appearing before the court or bail commissioner. The 12
168168 court or bail commissioner authorizing release shall issue a no-contact order prohibiting the person 13
169169 charged or arrested from having contact with the victim. 14
170170 (2) At the time of arraignment or bail hearing the court or bail commissioner shall 15
171171 determine whether a no-contact order shall be issued or extended. 16
172172 (3) Willful violation of a court order issued under subdivision (1), (2), or as part of 17
173173 disposition of this subdivision of this subsection is a misdemeanor and shall be prosecuted by the 18
174174 attorney general. The written order releasing the person charged or the written order issued at the 19
175175 time of disposition shall contain the court’s directive and shall bear the legend: “Violation of this 20
176176 order is a criminal offense under this section and will subject a violator to arrest”. A copy of the 21
177177 order shall be provided to the victim. 22
178178 (4) Whenever an order prohibiting contact is issued, modified, or terminated under 23
179179 subdivision (1), (2) or (3) of this subsection, the clerk of the court shall forward a copy of the order 24
180180 on or before the next judicial day to the appropriate law enforcement agency specified in the order. 25
181181 (b) Because of the serious nature of domestic violence, the court in domestic violence 26
182182 actions: 27
183183 (1) Shall not dismiss any charge or delay disposition because of concurrent dissolution of 28
184184 marriage or other civil proceedings; 29
185185 (2) Shall not require proof that either party is seeking a dissolution of marriage prior to 30
186186 instigation of criminal proceedings; 31
187187 (3) Shall identify by reasonable means on docket sheets those criminal actions arising from 32
188188 acts of domestic violence; and 33
189189 (4) Shall make clear to the defendant and victim that the prosecution of the domestic 34
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193193 violence action is determined by the prosecutor attorney general and not the victim. 1
194194 (c) To facilitate compliance with the provisions of this section, the district court shall assure 2
195195 that the misdemeanor and felony complaint forms indicate whether the crime charged involves 3
196196 domestic violence and, if so, the relationship of the victim and defendant. 4
197197 (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 12-10-12, the filing of any complaint for a 5
198198 crime involving domestic violence shall be conditioned upon the defendant keeping the peace and 6
199199 being of good behavior for a period of three (3) years. In the event a particular case involving 7
200200 domestic violence is filed on a plea of not guilty, guilty or nolo contendere pursuant to section 12-8
201201 10-12, the court having jurisdiction shall retain the records of the case for a period of three (3) years 9
202202 from the date of the filing. These records shall not be expunged, sealed, or otherwise destroyed for 10
203203 a period of three (3) years from the date of filing. Furthermore, the destruction or sealing of records 11
204204 in the possession of the department of attorney general bureau of criminal identification, the 12
205205 superintendent of the state police, or the police departments of any city or town after a filing related 13
206206 to a crime involving domestic violence shall be governed by section 12-1-12. 14
207207 SECTION 3. Section 15-15-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 15-15 entitled "Domestic 15
208208 Abuse Prevention" is hereby amended to read as follows: 16
209209 15-15-3. Protective orders — Penalty — Jurisdiction. 17
210210 (a) A person, or a parent, custodian, or legal guardian on behalf of a minor child or the 18
211211 director of the department of children, youth and families (“DCYF”) or its designee for a child in 19
212212 the custody of DCYF, pursuant to §§ 40-11-7 and 40-11-7.1, suffering from domestic abuse or 20
213213 sexual exploitation as defined in § 15-15-1, may file a complaint in the family court requesting any 21
214214 order that will protect and support her or him from abuse or sexual exploitation, including, but not 22
215215 limited to, the following: 23
216216 (1) Ordering that the defendant be restrained and enjoined from contacting, assaulting, 24
217217 molesting, sexually exploiting, or interfering with the plaintiff at home, on the street, or elsewhere, 25
218218 whether the defendant is an adult or a minor; 26
219219 (2) Ordering the defendant to vacate the household immediately, and further providing in 27
220220 the order for the safety and welfare of all household animals and pets; 28
221221 (3) Awarding the plaintiff custody of the minor children of the parties, if any; 29
222222 (4) Ordering the defendant to surrender physical possession of all firearms in his or her 30
223223 possession, care, custody, or control and shall further order a person restrained not to purchase or 31
224224 receive, or attempt to purchase or receive, any firearms while the protective order is in effect. The 32
225225 defendant shall surrender said firearms within twenty-four (24) hours of notice of the protective 33
226226 order to the Rhode Island state police or local police department or to a federally licensed firearms 34
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230230 dealer. 1
231231 (i) A person ordered to surrender possession of any firearm(s) pursuant to this section shall, 2
232232 within seventy-two (72) hours after being served with the order, either: 3
233233 (A) File with the court a receipt showing the firearm(s) was physically surrendered to the 4
234234 Rhode Island state police or local police department, or to a federally licensed firearms dealer; or 5
235235 (B) Attest to the court that, at the time of the order, the person had no firearms in his or her 6
236236 immediate physical possession or control, or subject to their immediate physical possession or 7
237237 control, and that the person, at the time of the attestation, has no firearms in their immediate 8
238238 physical possession or control, or subject to their immediate physical possession or control. 9
239239 (ii) If a person restrained under this section transfers a firearm(s) to a federally licensed 10
240240 firearms dealer pursuant to this section, the person restrained under this section may instruct the 11
241241 federally licensed firearms dealer to sell the firearm(s) or to transfer ownership, in accordance with 12
242242 state and federal law, to a qualified named individual who is not a member of the person’s dwelling 13
243243 house, who is not related to the person by blood, marriage, or relationship as defined by § 15-15-14
244244 1(7), and who is not prohibited from possessing firearms under state or federal law. The owner of 15
245245 any firearm(s) sold shall receive any financial value received from its sale, less the cost associated 16
246246 with taking possession of, storing, and transferring of the firearm(s). 17
247247 (iii) Every individual to whom ownership of a firearm(s) is transferred pursuant to this 18
248248 subsection shall be prohibited from transferring or returning any firearm(s) to the person restrained 19
249249 under this section while the protective order remains in effect and shall be informed of this 20
250250 prohibition, Any knowing violation of this subsection is a felony that shall be punishable by a fine 21
251251 of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment for a term of not less than one 22
252252 year and not more than five (5) years, or both. 23
253253 (iv) An individual to whom ownership of a firearm(s) is transferred pursuant to this 24
254254 subsection shall return a firearm(s) to the person formerly restrained under this section only if the 25
255255 person formerly restrained under this section provides documentation issued by a court indicating 26
256256 that the restraining order issued pursuant to this section that prohibited the person from purchasing, 27
257257 carrying, transporting, or possessing firearms has expired and has not been extended; 28
258258 (5) After notice to the respondent and a hearing, ordering either party to make payments 29
259259 for the support of a minor child or children of the parties as required by law for a period not to 30
260260 exceed ninety (90) days, unless the child support order is for a child or children receiving public 31
261261 assistance pursuant to chapter 5.1 of title 40. In these cases, legal counsel for the division of 32
262262 taxation, child support enforcement, shall be notified as a party in interest to appear for the purpose 33
263263 of establishing a child support order under a new or existing docket number previously assigned to 34
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267267 the parties and not under the protective docket number. The child support order shall remain in 1
268268 effect until the court modifies or suspends the order. 2
269269 (b) After notice to the respondent and a hearing, which shall be held within fifteen (15) 3
270270 days of surrendering said firearms, the court, in addition to any other restrictions, may, for any 4
271271 protective order issued after or renewed on or after July 1, 2017, continue the order of surrender, 5
272272 and shall further order a person restrained under this section not to purchase or receive, or attempt 6
273273 to purchase or receive, any firearms while the protective order is in effect. 7
274274 (c) The family court shall provide a notice on all forms requesting a protective order that a 8
275275 person restrained under this section shall be ordered pursuant to § 11-47-5 to surrender possession 9
276276 of any firearms while the protective order is in effect. The form shall further provide that any person 10
277277 who has surrendered his or her firearms shall be afforded a hearing within fifteen (15) days of 11
278278 surrendering his or her firearms. 12
279279 (d) Any firearm surrendered in accordance with this section to the Rhode Island state police 13
280280 or local police department shall be returned to the person formerly restrained under this section 14
281281 upon his or her request when: 15
282282 (1) The person formerly restrained under this section produces documentation issued by a 16
283283 court indicating that the restraining order issued pursuant to this section that prohibited the person 17
284284 from purchasing, carrying, transporting, or possessing firearms has expired and has not been 18
285285 extended; and 19
286286 (2) The law enforcement agency in possession of the firearms determined that the person 20
287287 formerly restrained under this section is not otherwise prohibited from possessing a firearm under 21
288288 state or federal law. 22
289289 (3) The person required to surrender their firearms pursuant to this section shall not be 23
290290 responsible for any costs of storage of any firearms surrendered pursuant to this section. 24
291291 (e) The Rhode Island state police are authorized to develop rules and procedures pertaining 25
292292 to the storage and return of firearms surrendered to the Rhode Island state police or local police 26
293293 departments pursuant to this section. The Rhode Island state police may consult with the Rhode 27
294294 Island Police Chiefs’ Association in developing rules and procedures. 28
295295 (f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit, expand, or in any way modify orders 29
296296 issued under § 12-29-7 or § 15-5-19. 30
297297 (g) Nothing in this section shall limit a defendant’s right under existing law to petition the 31
298298 court at a later date for modification of the order. 32
299299 (h) The court shall immediately notify the person suffering from domestic abuse whose 33
300300 complaint gave rise to the protective order, and the law enforcement agency where the person 34
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304304 restrained under this section resides, of the hearing. 1
305305 (i) The person suffering from domestic abuse, local law enforcement, and the person 2
306306 restrained under this section shall all have an opportunity to be present and to testify when the court 3
307307 considers the petition. 4
308308 (j) At the hearing, the person restrained under this section shall have the burden of showing, 5
309309 by clear and convincing evidence, that, if his or her firearm rights were restored, he or she would 6
310310 not pose a danger to the person suffering from domestic abuse or to any other person. 7
311311 (1) In determining whether to restore a person’s firearm rights, the court shall examine all 8
312312 relevant evidence, including, but not limited to: the complaint seeking a protective order; the 9
313313 criminal record of the person restrained under this section; the mental health history of the person 10
314314 restrained under this section; any evidence that the person restrained under this section has, since 11
315315 being served with the order, engaged in violent or threatening behavior against the person suffering 12
316316 from domestic abuse or any other person. 13
317317 (2) If the court determines, after a review of all relevant evidence and after all parties have 14
318318 had an opportunity to be heard, that the person restrained under this section would not pose a danger 15
319319 to the person suffering from domestic abuse or to any other person if his or her firearm rights were 16
320320 restored, then the court may grant the petition and modify the protective order and lift the firearm 17
321321 prohibition. 18
322322 (3) If the court lifts a person’s firearms prohibition pursuant to this subsection, the court 19
323323 shall issue the person written notice that he or she is no longer prohibited under this section from 20
324324 purchasing or possessing firearms while the protective order is in effect. 21
325325 (k) The prohibition against possessing a firearm(s) due solely to the existence of a domestic 22
326326 violence restraining order issued under this section shall not apply with respect to sworn peace 23
327327 officers as defined in § 12-7-21 and active members of military service, including members of the 24
328328 reserve components thereof, who are required by law or departmental policy to carry departmental 25
329329 firearms while on duty or any person who is required by his or her employment to carry a firearm 26
330330 in the performance of his or her duties. Any individual exempted pursuant to this exception may 27
331331 possess a firearm only during the course of his or her employment. Any firearm required for 28
332332 employment must be stored at the place of employment when not being possessed for employment 29
333333 use; all other firearm(s) must be surrendered in accordance with this section. 30
334334 (l) Upon motion by the plaintiff, his or her address shall be released only at the discretion 31
335335 of the family court judge. 32
336336 (m)(1) Any violation of the protective orders in subsection (a) of this section shall subject 33
337337 the defendant to being found in contempt of court. 34
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341341 (2) The contempt order shall not be exclusive and shall not preclude any other available 1
342342 civil or criminal remedies. Any relief granted by the court shall be for a fixed period of time not to 2
343343 exceed three (3) years, at the expiration of which time the court may extend any order, upon motion 3
344344 of the plaintiff, for any additional time, that it deems necessary to protect the plaintiff from abuse. 4
345345 The court may modify its order at any time upon motion of either party. 5
346346 (n)(1) Any violation of a protective order under this chapter of which the defendant has 6
347347 actual notice shall be a misdemeanor that shall be punished by a fine of no more than one thousand 7
348348 dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. The attorney general shall 8
349349 prosecute any violations of a protective order under this chapter. 9
350350 (2) The penalties for violation of this section shall also include the penalties as provided 10
351351 by § 12-29-5. 11
352352 (o) Actual notice means that the defendant has received a copy of the order by service or 12
353353 by being handed a copy of the order by a police officer pursuant to § 15-15-5(d). 13
354354 (p)(1) The district court shall have criminal jurisdiction over all adult violations of this 14
355355 chapter. 15
356356 (2) The family court shall have jurisdiction over all juvenile violations of this chapter. 16
357357 SECTION 4. Section 42-9-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-9 entitled "Department of 17
358358 Attorney General" is hereby amended to read as follows: 18
359359 42-9-4. Prosecution of offenses. 19
360360 (a) The attorney general shall draw and present all informations and indictments, or other 20
361361 legal or equitable process, against any offenders, as by law required, and diligently, by a due course 21
362362 of law or equity, prosecute them to final judgment and execution. 22
363363 (b) The duty of the attorney general under this section shall include the duty to prosecute 23
364364 all charges of violations of §§ 31-27-2.1, 31-27-2.3, and/or 31-27-2.5, jurisdiction over the 24
365365 adjudication of which is conferred upon the traffic tribunal under chapter 41.1 of title 31. 25
366366 (c) The duty of the attorney general under this section shall include the duty to prosecute 26
367367 all charges of violations of §§ 8-8.1-3, 12-29-4 and/or 15-15-13. 27
368368 SECTION 5. This act shall take effect upon passage. 28
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375375 EXPLANATION
376376 BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
377377 OF
378378 A N A C T
379379 RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE-- COURTS -- DOMESTIC ASSAULT
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381381 This act would provide the office of attorney general with the authority to prosecute any 1
382382 violation of a protective order. 2
383383 This act would take effect upon passage. 3
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