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ICADV
2008 Legislative
Agenda
Leadership Issue
This level of involvement allows ICADV's
Legislative Committee to draft legislation, find sponsors, and/ or fully
participate in developing and implementing legislative and/ or administrative
strategy.
Indiana Confidentiality Statute:
ICADV will actively support legislation
that updates IC 35-37 Confidential and Privileged Communication law to reflect
current state and federal laws.
Crime Victims Compensation Fund:
ICADV will actively support the change of
language in the Crime Victims Compensation fund. Currently the Violent Crime
Compensation Fund will only award funds to an "unmarried" victim or family
member for burial, funeral or cremation expenses.
Stalking and use of GPS:
ICADV will actively support a Resolution to
study the use of electronic monitoring and monitoring devices as a means of
stalking.
Limited
Involvement
This level of involvement allows ICADV's
Legislative Committee to testify and write testimony when requested.
No Contact Orders-Violation I.C.
35-33-8-3.2
ICADV will support legislation brought
forth by the Indiana Prosecuting Attorney's Council's to amend IC 35-33 as
follows:
- As a condition of release under I.C.
35-33-8-3.2 a court may:
- "(4) require the individual to
refrain from any direct or indirect contact with an individual."
Need
similar provision for those that are not released
Mandatory Hold:
ICADV will support legislation that
requires a mandatory hold or "cooling off period" for individuals arrested for
a crime of family violence.
Monitoring
This level of involvement allows ICADV's
Legislative Committee to disseminate information, watch and report on the
progress of an issue or piece of legislation.
ICADV will monitor any and all pieces of
legislation that can impact domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking
victims which includes but is not limited to the following: Stalking I.C. 35-45-10:
Relax "actual fear" requirement for
victims under a certain age
ICADV
2005 Legislative Agenda
Leadership Issue
This level of involvement allows ICADV's
Legislative Committee to draft legislation, find sponsors, and/ or fully
participate in developing and implementing legislative and/ or administrative
strategy.
Domestic Violence Funding:
ICADV will actively support legislation
that maintains $2 million in domestic violence funding through the Indiana
general budget.
Issuance and Revocation of Gun
Permits:
ICADV will actively support legislation
that prohibits individuals who are subject to Order of Protection or are
convicted of domestic battery from obtaining a gun permit from the Indiana
State Police and the revocation of active permits from such individuals.
Crime of Domestic Battery:
ICADV will actively support legislation
that will increase penalty for domestic battery to a D Felony if it results in
bodily injury to the other person, and if the person who commits the domestic
battery has a previous, unrelated conviction under current Indiana statute, or
has a conviction under a substantially similar statute in another
jurisdiction.
Changes to the Indiana Protection Order
Statute:
ICADV will actively support legislation
that will:
- Add language that a Sheriff's Department
or civil process servers cannot charge a service fee for foreign orders
·
- Clarify the return of confiscated weapons
and ammunition; limitation on liability ·
- Allow courts to issue a search warrant
authorizing law enforcement officer to seize any deadly weapons, firearms, or
ammunition specified in an Order of Protection
Limited
Involvement
This level of involvement allows ICADV's
Legislative Committee to testify and write testimony when requested.
Sentencing Structure:
ICADV will support legislation that
includes aggravating penalties for children witnessing domestic violence.
Monitoring
This level of involvement allows ICADV's
Legislative Committee to disseminate information, watch and report on the
progress of an issue or piece of legislation.
Monitor any other items of interest.
Approved: 11/19/04
ICADV
2004 Legislative Agenda
Leadership Issue
This level of involvement allows ICADV's
Legislative Committee to draft legislation, find sponsors, and/ or fully
participate in developing and implementing legislative and/ or administrative
strategy.
Cruelty to Animals:
ICADV will actively support any legislation
that requires persons convicted of "Cruelty to Animals" to undergo evaluation
for domestic violence.
DV Fatality Review:
ICADV will actively support any legislation
to change the technical language of HEA 1431 (Domestic Violence Fatality Review
Team). Specific language to be changed includes the team member list, further
clarification of cases to be reviewed, and clarification of final judgment.
Domestic Violence Prevention and
Treatment Fund:
ICADV will actively support any legislation
to increase the DVPT fee from $50 to $100. ICADV will also actively support any
legislation to broaden and update the relevant definitions and conditions in
the statutes concerning the DVPT fund.
Early Release from Prison:
ICADV will actively support any legislation
that prevents a person convicted of a crime of domestic violence from being
eligible for early release from prison or jail due to overcrowding.
Limited
Involvement
This level of involvement allows ICADV's
Legislative Committee to testify and write testimony when requested.
Safe Housing for Victims of Domestic
Violence:
ICADV will support any federal legislation
to prevent landlords from evicting victims of domestic violence for crimes
committed by their batterer, under the federal "one-strike" policy.
Monitoring
This level of involvement allows ICADV's
Legislative Committee to disseminate information, watch and report on the
progress of an issue or piece of legislation.
Possession of Firearms:
ICADV will monitor all issues that may
prevent persons convicted to a crime of domestic violence from possessing a
firearm.
Interference with Emergency
Communication:
ICADV will monitor any legislation that
would make the crime of "interference with Emergency Communication" a
stand-alone crime.
Monitor any other items of interest.
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