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IN SR0040
Resolution
AI Summary
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Urges the legislative council to assign an appropriate study committee to examine whether courts should have authority to require GPS devices with victim notification capabilities for individuals subject to civil protection orders in domestic or family violence cases.
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Cites 2014 Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence statistics showing 10,531 individuals sheltered in ICADV programs for 223,328 total days, 15,707 served by non-residential programs, and 63,761 crisis line calls received.
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Directs the study committee to examine two topics: whether courts should be authorized to order broader victim notification GPS devices and whether courts should be granted authority to require GPS devices specifically for civil protection order subjects when domestic or family violence appears established by the petition.
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Requires the Secretary of the Senate to transmit a copy of the resolution to the legislative council.
Legislative Description
A SENATE RESOLUTION urging the legislative council to assign to the appropriate study committee the topic of whether courts should be granted the authority to require the subject of a civil protection order to wear a GPS device with victim notification capabilities if it appears from the petition that domestic or family violence has occurred.