CA AB1931

Court may issue permanent protective orders prohibiting contact between defendants convicted of violent felonies, serious felonies, or sex offenses and crime victims, valid for defendant's lifetime until victim dies, conviction is overturned, or victim requests removal.

Court may extend previously issued 10-year protective orders beyond that period if defendant violated the order terms and was subsequently convicted of a violent or serious felony.

Judicial Council must develop forms, instructions, and rules for issuing and extending these lifetime protective orders.

Protective orders remain valid despite dismissal of underlying conviction under Penal Code sections 1203.4, 1203.4a, 1203.4b, 1203.41, and 1203.425.

Bill requires no state reimbursement to local agencies as costs result from changes to crime penalties rather than new local program mandates.