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Rhode Island Senate Bill S0358

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: Senators Gallo, Pearson, DiPalma, Euer, and Felag
1717 Date Introduced: February 16, 2023
1818 Referred To: Senate Judiciary
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2121 It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
2222 SECTION 1. Section 8-8.1-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 8-8.1 entitled "Domestic 1
2323 Assault" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2
2424 8-8.1-3. Protective orders — Penalty — Jurisdiction. 3
2525 (a) A person suffering from domestic abuse may file a complaint in the district court 4
2626 requesting any order that will protect her or him from the abuse, including, but not limited to, the 5
2727 following: 6
2828 (1) Ordering that the defendant be restrained and enjoined from contacting, assaulting, 7
2929 molesting, or otherwise interfering with the plaintiff at home, on the street, or elsewhere; 8
3030 (2) Ordering the defendant to vacate the household forthwith, unless the defendant holds 9
3131 sole legal interest in the household; 10
3232 (3) Upon motion by the plaintiff, his or her address shall be released only at the discretion 11
3333 of the district court judge; 12
3434 (4) Ordering the defendant to surrender physical possession of all firearms in his or her 13
3535 possession, care, custody, or control and shall further order a person restrained not to purchase or 14
3636 receive, or attempt to purchase or receive, any firearms while the protective order is in effect. The 15
3737 defendant shall surrender the firearms within twenty-four (24) hours of notice of the protective 16
3838 order to the Rhode Island state police or local police department or to a federally licensed firearms 17
3939 dealer. 18
4040 (i) A person ordered to surrender possession of any firearm(s) pursuant to this section shall, 19
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4444 within seventy-two (72) hours after being served with the order, either: 1
4545 (A) File with the court a receipt showing the firearm(s) was physically surrendered to the 2
4646 Rhode Island state police or local police department, or to a federally licensed firearm dealer; or 3
4747 (B) Attest to the court that, at the time of the order, the person had no firearms in his or her 4
4848 immediate physical possession or control, or subject to his or her immediate physical possession or 5
4949 control, and that the person, at the time of the attestation, has no firearms in his or her immediate 6
5050 physical possession or control or subject to his or her immediate physical possession or control. 7
5151 (ii) If a person restrained under this section transfers a firearm(s) to a federally licensed 8
5252 firearms dealer pursuant to this section, the person restrained under this section may instruct the 9
5353 federally licensed firearms dealer to sell the firearm(s) or to transfer ownership in accordance with 10
5454 state and federal law, to a qualified named individual who is not a member of the person’s dwelling 11
5555 house, who is not related to the person by blood, marriage, or relationship as defined by § 15-15-12
5656 1(7), and who is not prohibited from possessing firearms under state or federal law. The owner of 13
5757 any firearm(s) sold shall receive any financial value received from its sale, less the cost associated 14
5858 with taking possession of, storing, and transferring of the firearm(s). 15
5959 (iii) Every individual to whom possession of a firearm(s) is transferred pursuant to this 16
6060 subsection shall be prohibited from transferring or returning any firearm(s) to the person restrained 17
6161 under this section while the protective order remains in effect and shall be informed of this 18
6262 prohibition. Any knowing violation of this subsection is a felony that shall be punishable by a fine 19
6363 of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment for a term of not less than one 20
6464 year and not more than five (5) years, or both. 21
6565 (iv) An individual to whom possession of a firearm(s) is transferred pursuant to this 22
6666 subsection shall return a firearm(s) to the person formerly restrained under this section only if the 23
6767 person formerly restrained under this section provides documentation issued by a court indicating 24
6868 that the restraining order issued pursuant to this section that prohibited the person from purchasing, 25
6969 carrying, transporting, or possessing firearms has expired and has not been extended. 26
7070 (b) After notice to the respondent and after a hearing, which shall be held within fifteen 27
7171 (15) days of surrendering said firearms, the court, in addition to any other restrictions, may, for any 28
7272 protective order issued or renewed on or after July 1, 2017, continue the order of surrender, and 29
7373 shall further order a person restrained under this section not to purchase or receive, or attempt to 30
7474 purchase or receive, any firearms while the protective order is in effect. 31
7575 (c) The district court shall provide a notice on all forms requesting a protective order that 32
7676 a person restrained under this section shall be ordered pursuant to § 11-47-5, to surrender 33
7777 possession or control of any firearms and not to purchase or receive, or attempt to purchase or 34
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8181 receive, any firearms while the restraining order is in effect. The form shall further provide that any 1
8282 person who has surrendered their firearms shall be afforded a hearing within fifteen (15) days of 2
8383 surrendering their firearms. 3
8484 (d) Any firearm surrendered in accordance with this section to the Rhode Island state police 4
8585 or local police department shall be returned to the person formerly restrained under this section 5
8686 upon their request when: 6
8787 (1) The person formerly restrained under this section produces documentation issued by a 7
8888 court indicating that the restraining order issued pursuant to this section that prohibited the person 8
8989 from purchasing, carrying, transporting, or possessing firearms has expired and has not been 9
9090 extended; and 10
9191 (2) The law enforcement agency in possession of the firearms determines that the person 11
9292 formerly restrained under this section is not otherwise prohibited from possessing a firearm under 12
9393 state or federal law. 13
9494 (3) The person required to surrender his or her firearms pursuant to this section shall not 14
9595 be responsible for any costs of storage of any firearms surrendered pursuant to this section. 15
9696 (e) The Rhode Island state police are authorized to develop rules and procedures pertaining 16
9797 to the storage and return of firearms surrendered to the Rhode Island state police or local police 17
9898 departments pursuant to this section. The Rhode Island state police may consult with the Rhode 18
9999 Island Police Chiefs’ Association in developing rules and procedures. 19
100100 (f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit, expand, or in any way modify orders 20
101101 issued under § 12-29-4 or § 15-5-19. 21
102102 (g) Nothing in this section shall limit a defendant’s right under existing law to petition the 22
103103 court at a later date for modification of the order. 23
104104 (h) The court shall immediately notify the person suffering from domestic abuse whose 24
105105 complaint gave rise to the protective order and the law enforcement agency where the person 25
106106 restrained under this section resides of the hearing. 26
107107 (i) The person suffering from domestic abuse, local law enforcement, and the person 27
108108 restrained under this section shall all have an opportunity to be present and to testify when the court 28
109109 considers the petition. 29
110110 (j) At the hearing, the person restrained under this section shall have the burden of showing, 30
111111 by clear and convincing evidence, that, if his or her firearm rights were restored, he or she would 31
112112 not pose a danger to the person suffering from domestic abuse or to any other person. 32
113113 (1) In determining whether to restore a person’s firearm rights, the court shall examine all 33
114114 relevant evidence, including, but not limited to: the complaint seeking a protective order; the 34
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118118 criminal record of the person restrained under this section; the mental health history of the person 1
119119 restrained under this section; any evidence that the person restrained under this section has, since 2
120120 being served with the order, engaged in violent or threatening behavior against the person suffering 3
121121 from domestic abuse or any other person. 4
122122 (2) If the court determines, after a review of all relevant evidence and after all parties have 5
123123 had an opportunity to be heard, that the person restrained under this section would not pose a danger 6
124124 to the person suffering from domestic abuse or to any other person if his or her firearm rights were 7
125125 restored, then the court may grant the petition and modify the protective order and lift the firearm 8
126126 prohibition. 9
127127 (3) If the court lifts a person’s firearms prohibition pursuant to this subsection, the court 10
128128 shall issue the person written notice that he or she is no longer prohibited under this section from 11
129129 purchasing or possessing firearms while the protective order is in effect. 12
130130 (k) The prohibition against possessing a firearm(s) due solely to the existence of a domestic 13
131131 violence restraining order issued under this section shall not apply with respect to sworn peace 14
132132 officers as defined in § 12-7-21 and active members of military service, including members of the 15
133133 reserve components thereof, who are required by law or departmental policy to carry departmental 16
134134 firearms while on duty or any person who is required by his or her employment to carry a firearm 17
135135 in the performance of his or her duties. Any individual exempted pursuant to this exception may 18
136136 possess a firearm only during the course of his or her employment. Any firearm required for 19
137137 employment must be stored at the place of employment when not being possessed for employment 20
138138 use; all other firearm(s) must be surrendered in accordance with this section. 21
139139 (l) Any violation of the aforementioned protective order shall subject the defendant to being 22
140140 found in contempt of court. 23
141141 (m) No order shall issue under this section that would have the effect of compelling a 24
142142 defendant who has the sole legal interest in a residence to vacate that residence. 25
143143 (n) The contempt order shall not be exclusive and shall not preclude any other available 26
144144 civil or criminal remedies. Any relief granted by the court shall be for a fixed period of time not to 27
145145 exceed three (3) years, at the expiration of which time the court may extend any order upon motion 28
146146 of the plaintiff for such additional time as it deems necessary to protect the plaintiff from abuse. 29
147147 The court may modify its order at any time upon motion of either party. 30
148148 (o) Any violation of a protective order under this chapter of which the defendant has actual 31
149149 notice shall be a misdemeanor that shall be punished by a fine of no more than one thousand dollars 32
150150 ($1,000) or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. The attorney general shall 33
151151 prosecute any violations of a protective order under this chapter. 34
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155155 (p) The penalties for violation of this section shall also include the penalties provided under 1
156156 § 12-29-5. 2
157157 (q) “Actual notice” means that the defendant has received a copy of the order by service 3
158158 thereof or by being handed a copy of the order by a police officer pursuant to § 8-8.1-5(d). 4
159159 (r) The district court shall have criminal jurisdiction over all violations of this chapter. 5
160160 SECTION 2. Section 12-29-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 12-29 entitled "Domestic 6
161161 Violence Prevention Act" is hereby amended to read as follows: 7
162162 12-29-4. Restrictions upon and duties of court. 8
163163 (a)(1) Because of the likelihood of repeated violence directed at those who have been 9
164164 victims of domestic violence in the past, when a person is charged with or arrested for a crime 10
165165 involving domestic violence, that person may not be released from custody on bail or personal 11
166166 recognizance before arraignment without first appearing before the court or bail commissioner. The 12
167167 court or bail commissioner authorizing release shall issue a no-contact order prohibiting the person 13
168168 charged or arrested from having contact with the victim. 14
169169 (2) At the time of arraignment or bail hearing the court or bail commissioner shall 15
170170 determine whether a no-contact order shall be issued or extended. 16
171171 (3) Willful violation of a court order issued under subdivision (1), (2), or as part of 17
172172 disposition of this subdivision of this subsection is a misdemeanor and shall be prosecuted by the 18
173173 attorney general. The written order releasing the person charged or the written order issued at the 19
174174 time of disposition shall contain the court’s directive and shall bear the legend: “Violation of this 20
175175 order is a criminal offense under this section and will subject a violator to arrest”. A copy of the 21
176176 order shall be provided to the victim. 22
177177 (4) Whenever an order prohibiting contact is issued, modified, or terminated under 23
178178 subdivision (1), (2) or (3) of this subsection, the clerk of the court shall forward a copy of the order 24
179179 on or before the next judicial day to the appropriate law enforcement agency specified in the order. 25
180180 (b) Because of the serious nature of domestic violence, the court in domestic violence 26
181181 actions: 27
182182 (1) Shall not dismiss any charge or delay disposition because of concurrent dissolution of 28
183183 marriage or other civil proceedings; 29
184184 (2) Shall not require proof that either party is seeking a dissolution of marriage prior to 30
185185 instigation of criminal proceedings; 31
186186 (3) Shall identify by reasonable means on docket sheets those criminal actions arising from 32
187187 acts of domestic violence; and 33
188188 (4) Shall make clear to the defendant and victim that the prosecution of the domestic 34
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192192 violence action is determined by the prosecutor attorney general and not the victim. 1
193193 (c) To facilitate compliance with the provisions of this section, the district court shall assure 2
194194 that the misdemeanor and felony complaint forms indicate whether the crime charged involves 3
195195 domestic violence and, if so, the relationship of the victim and defendant. 4
196196 (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 12-10-12, the filing of any complaint for a 5
197197 crime involving domestic violence shall be conditioned upon the defendant keeping the peace and 6
198198 being of good behavior for a period of three (3) years. In the event a particular case involving 7
199199 domestic violence is filed on a plea of not guilty, guilty or nolo contendere pursuant to section 12-8
200200 10-12, the court having jurisdiction shall retain the records of the case for a period of three (3) years 9
201201 from the date of the filing. These records shall not be expunged, sealed, or otherwise destroyed for 10
202202 a period of three (3) years from the date of filing. Furthermore, the destruction or sealing of records 11
203203 in the possession of the department of attorney general bureau of criminal identification, the 12
204204 superintendent of the state police, or the police departments of any city or town after a filing related 13
205205 to a crime involving domestic violence shall be governed by section 12-1-12. 14
206206 SECTION 3. Section 15-15-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 15-15 entitled "Domestic 15
207207 Abuse Prevention" is hereby amended to read as follows: 16
208208 15-15-3. Protective orders — Penalty — Jurisdiction. 17
209209 (a) A person, or a parent, custodian, or legal guardian on behalf of a minor child or the 18
210210 director of the department of children, youth and families (“DCYF”) or its designee for a child in 19
211211 the custody of DCYF, pursuant to §§ 40-11-7 and 40-11-7.1, suffering from domestic abuse or 20
212212 sexual exploitation as defined in § 15-15-1, may file a complaint in the family court requesting any 21
213213 order that will protect and support her or him from abuse or sexual exploitation, including, but not 22
214214 limited to, the following: 23
215215 (1) Ordering that the defendant be restrained and enjoined from contacting, assaulting, 24
216216 molesting, sexually exploiting, or interfering with the plaintiff at home, on the street, or elsewhere, 25
217217 whether the defendant is an adult or a minor; 26
218218 (2) Ordering the defendant to vacate the household immediately, and further providing in 27
219219 the order for the safety and welfare of all household animals and pets; 28
220220 (3) Awarding the plaintiff custody of the minor children of the parties, if any; 29
221221 (4) Ordering the defendant to surrender physical possession of all firearms in his or her 30
222222 possession, care, custody, or control and shall further order a person restrained not to purchase or 31
223223 receive, or attempt to purchase or receive, any firearms while the protective order is in effect. The 32
224224 defendant shall surrender said firearms within twenty-four (24) hours of notice of the protective 33
225225 order to the Rhode Island state police or local police department or to a federally licensed firearms 34
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229229 dealer. 1
230230 (i) A person ordered to surrender possession of any firearm(s) pursuant to this section shall, 2
231231 within seventy-two (72) hours after being served with the order, either: 3
232232 (A) File with the court a receipt showing the firearm(s) was physically surrendered to the 4
233233 Rhode Island state police or local police department, or to a federally licensed firearms dealer; or 5
234234 (B) Attest to the court that, at the time of the order, the person had no firearms in his or her 6
235235 immediate physical possession or control, or subject to their immediate physical possession or 7
236236 control, and that the person, at the time of the attestation, has no firearms in their immediate 8
237237 physical possession or control, or subject to their immediate physical possession or control. 9
238238 (ii) If a person restrained under this section transfers a firearm(s) to a federally licensed 10
239239 firearms dealer pursuant to this section, the person restrained under this section may instruct the 11
240240 federally licensed firearms dealer to sell the firearm(s) or to transfer ownership, in accordance with 12
241241 state and federal law, to a qualified named individual who is not a member of the person’s dwelling 13
242242 house, who is not related to the person by blood, marriage, or relationship as defined by § 15-15-14
243243 1(7), and who is not prohibited from possessing firearms under state or federal law. The owner of 15
244244 any firearm(s) sold shall receive any financial value received from its sale, less the cost associated 16
245245 with taking possession of, storing, and transferring of the firearm(s). 17
246246 (iii) Every individual to whom ownership of a firearm(s) is transferred pursuant to this 18
247247 subsection shall be prohibited from transferring or returning any firearm(s) to the person restrained 19
248248 under this section while the protective order remains in effect and shall be informed of this 20
249249 prohibition, Any knowing violation of this subsection is a felony that shall be punishable by a fine 21
250250 of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment for a term of not less than one 22
251251 year and not more than five (5) years, or both. 23
252252 (iv) An individual to whom ownership of a firearm(s) is transferred pursuant to this 24
253253 subsection shall return a firearm(s) to the person formerly restrained under this section only if the 25
254254 person formerly restrained under this section provides documentation issued by a court indicating 26
255255 that the restraining order issued pursuant to this section that prohibited the person from purchasing, 27
256256 carrying, transporting, or possessing firearms has expired and has not been extended; 28
257257 (5) After notice to the respondent and a hearing, ordering either party to make payments 29
258258 for the support of a minor child or children of the parties as required by law for a period not to 30
259259 exceed ninety (90) days, unless the child support order is for a child or children receiving public 31
260260 assistance pursuant to chapter 5.1 of title 40. In these cases, legal counsel for the division of 32
261261 taxation, child support enforcement, shall be notified as a party in interest to appear for the purpose 33
262262 of establishing a child support order under a new or existing docket number previously assigned to 34
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266266 the parties and not under the protective docket number. The child support order shall remain in 1
267267 effect until the court modifies or suspends the order. 2
268268 (b) After notice to the respondent and a hearing, which shall be held within fifteen (15) 3
269269 days of surrendering said firearms, the court, in addition to any other restrictions, may, for any 4
270270 protective order issued after or renewed on or after July 1, 2017, continue the order of surrender, 5
271271 and shall further order a person restrained under this section not to purchase or receive, or attempt 6
272272 to purchase or receive, any firearms while the protective order is in effect. 7
273273 (c) The family court shall provide a notice on all forms requesting a protective order that a 8
274274 person restrained under this section shall be ordered pursuant to § 11-47-5 to surrender possession 9
275275 of any firearms while the protective order is in effect. The form shall further provide that any person 10
276276 who has surrendered his or her firearms shall be afforded a hearing within fifteen (15) days of 11
277277 surrendering his or her firearms. 12
278278 (d) Any firearm surrendered in accordance with this section to the Rhode Island state police 13
279279 or local police department shall be returned to the person formerly restrained under this section 14
280280 upon his or her request when: 15
281281 (1) The person formerly restrained under this section produces documentation issued by a 16
282282 court indicating that the restraining order issued pursuant to this section that prohibited the person 17
283283 from purchasing, carrying, transporting, or possessing firearms has expired and has not been 18
284284 extended; and 19
285285 (2) The law enforcement agency in possession of the firearms determined that the person 20
286286 formerly restrained under this section is not otherwise prohibited from possessing a firearm under 21
287287 state or federal law. 22
288288 (3) The person required to surrender their firearms pursuant to this section shall not be 23
289289 responsible for any costs of storage of any firearms surrendered pursuant to this section. 24
290290 (e) The Rhode Island state police are authorized to develop rules and procedures pertaining 25
291291 to the storage and return of firearms surrendered to the Rhode Island state police or local police 26
292292 departments pursuant to this section. The Rhode Island state police may consult with the Rhode 27
293293 Island Police Chiefs’ Association in developing rules and procedures. 28
294294 (f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit, expand, or in any way modify orders 29
295295 issued under § 12-29-7 or § 15-5-19. 30
296296 (g) Nothing in this section shall limit a defendant’s right under existing law to petition the 31
297297 court at a later date for modification of the order. 32
298298 (h) The court shall immediately notify the person suffering from domestic abuse whose 33
299299 complaint gave rise to the protective order, and the law enforcement agency where the person 34
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303303 restrained under this section resides, of the hearing. 1
304304 (i) The person suffering from domestic abuse, local law enforcement, and the person 2
305305 restrained under this section shall all have an opportunity to be present and to testify when the court 3
306306 considers the petition. 4
307307 (j) At the hearing, the person restrained under this section shall have the burden of showing, 5
308308 by clear and convincing evidence, that, if his or her firearm rights were restored, he or she would 6
309309 not pose a danger to the person suffering from domestic abuse or to any other person. 7
310310 (1) In determining whether to restore a person’s firearm rights, the court shall examine all 8
311311 relevant evidence, including, but not limited to: the complaint seeking a protective order; the 9
312312 criminal record of the person restrained under this section; the mental health history of the person 10
313313 restrained under this section; any evidence that the person restrained under this section has, since 11
314314 being served with the order, engaged in violent or threatening behavior against the person suffering 12
315315 from domestic abuse or any other person. 13
316316 (2) If the court determines, after a review of all relevant evidence and after all parties have 14
317317 had an opportunity to be heard, that the person restrained under this section would not pose a danger 15
318318 to the person suffering from domestic abuse or to any other person if his or her firearm rights were 16
319319 restored, then the court may grant the petition and modify the protective order and lift the firearm 17
320320 prohibition. 18
321321 (3) If the court lifts a person’s firearms prohibition pursuant to this subsection, the court 19
322322 shall issue the person written notice that he or she is no longer prohibited under this section from 20
323323 purchasing or possessing firearms while the protective order is in effect. 21
324324 (k) The prohibition against possessing a firearm(s) due solely to the existence of a domestic 22
325325 violence restraining order issued under this section shall not apply with respect to sworn peace 23
326326 officers as defined in § 12-7-21 and active members of military service, including members of the 24
327327 reserve components thereof, who are required by law or departmental policy to carry departmental 25
328328 firearms while on duty or any person who is required by his or her employment to carry a firearm 26
329329 in the performance of his or her duties. Any individual exempted pursuant to this exception may 27
330330 possess a firearm only during the course of his or her employment. Any firearm required for 28
331331 employment must be stored at the place of employment when not being possessed for employment 29
332332 use; all other firearm(s) must be surrendered in accordance with this section. 30
333333 (l) Upon motion by the plaintiff, his or her address shall be released only at the discretion 31
334334 of the family court judge. 32
335335 (m)(1) Any violation of the protective orders in subsection (a) of this section shall subject 33
336336 the defendant to being found in contempt of court. 34
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340340 (2) The contempt order shall not be exclusive and shall not preclude any other available 1
341341 civil or criminal remedies. Any relief granted by the court shall be for a fixed period of time not to 2
342342 exceed three (3) years, at the expiration of which time the court may extend any order, upon motion 3
343343 of the plaintiff, for any additional time, that it deems necessary to protect the plaintiff from abuse. 4
344344 The court may modify its order at any time upon motion of either party. 5
345345 (n)(1) Any violation of a protective order under this chapter of which the defendant has 6
346346 actual notice shall be a misdemeanor that shall be punished by a fine of no more than one thousand 7
347347 dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. The attorney general shall 8
348348 prosecute any violations of a protective order under this chapter. 9
349349 (2) The penalties for violation of this section shall also include the penalties as provided 10
350350 by § 12-29-5. 11
351351 (o) Actual notice means that the defendant has received a copy of the order by service or 12
352352 by being handed a copy of the order by a police officer pursuant to § 15-15-5(d). 13
353353 (p)(1) The district court shall have criminal jurisdiction over all adult violations of this 14
354354 chapter. 15
355355 (2) The family court shall have jurisdiction over all juvenile violations of this chapter. 16
356356 SECTION 4. Section 42-9-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-9 entitled "Department of 17
357357 Attorney General" is hereby amended to read as follows: 18
358358 42-9-4. Prosecution of offenses. 19
359359 (a) The attorney general shall draw and present all informations and indictments, or other 20
360360 legal or equitable process, against any offenders, as by law required, and diligently, by a due course 21
361361 of law or equity, prosecute them to final judgment and execution. 22
362362 (b) The duty of the attorney general under this section shall include the duty to prosecute 23
363363 all charges of violations of §§ 31-27-2.1, 31-27-2.3, and/or 31-27-2.5, jurisdiction over the 24
364364 adjudication of which is conferred upon the traffic tribunal under chapter 41.1 of title 31. 25
365365 (c) The duty of the attorney general under this section shall include the duty to prosecute 26
366366 all charges of violations of §§ 8-8.1-3, 12-29-4 and/or 15-15-13. 27
367367 SECTION 5. This act shall take effect upon passage. 28
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374374 EXPLANATION
375375 BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
376376 OF
377377 A N A C T
378378 RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE-- COURTS -- DOMESTIC ASSAULT
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380380 This act would provide the office of attorney general with the authority to prosecute any 1
381381 violation of a protective order. 2
382382 This act would take effect upon passage. 3
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