The Senate has passed a bill that would change the amount of time people arrested for domestic violence must stay in jail to 24 hours. The current holding period is eight hours.
Senate Bill 158 would require those arrested for domestic violence to stay in jail for 24 hours before posting bail. Currently, the mandatory holding period is eight hours.
“What we know is that we’re not doing well in this category of folks that are victims of domestic violence,” State Sen. Michael Crider said. “This bill is an attempt to help those victims have more time to get their lives in order and to get separation from the person that intends to cause them harm.”“A lot of domestic violence arrests take place at night.
The bill will also raise the charge of invasion of privacy to a Level 6 felony if the suspect has a prior unrelated criminal stalking conviction. It is currently a Class A misdemeanor.The House Committee on Courts and Criminal Code voted in favor of the bill on Thursday. The bill will now go to the House floor.
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