HB458 Summary

• Clarifies definitions of domestic violence relationships including dating relationships and household members, specifying that household members exclude non-romantic or non-intimate co-residents.

• Establishes requirements for sworn petitions for domestic violence protection orders, including specific facts, circumstances, and evidence needed to support relief requests.

• Authorizes law enforcement to arrest without warrant for violations of domestic violence protection orders based on probable cause, and requires defendants arrested for domestic violence who violate protection orders to be held in custody for court appearance within 48 hours.

• Imposes mandatory minimum sentences for domestic violence violations, including doubling minimum terms when protection orders are violated, with second convictions requiring minimum 30 days imprisonment and third or subsequent convictions requiring minimum 120 days imprisonment.

• Requires courts to impose additional $50 fines for protection order violations deposited into the Domestic Violence Trust Fund, and establishes procedures for service and notice of protection orders to law enforcement and victims within specified timeframes.