HB 1822 Summary

• Expands eligibility for domestic violence protection orders by changing "adult" to "person," allowing minors to seek orders of protection for themselves as victims of domestic violence or stalking.

• Requires courts to deny ex parte orders and dismiss petitions if the petitioner is not authorized to seek relief under the statute's eligibility requirements.

• Authorizes courts to automatically renew full orders of protection for one year unless the respondent requests a hearing at least 30 days before expiration, without requiring proof of a subsequent act of abuse.

• Modifies name change procedures to allow victims of domestic violence to change their names without public newspaper publication or posting on judicial electronic systems for safety reasons.

• Removes references to "continuing social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature" from the domestic assault statute, limiting applicability to family or household members as defined in the domestic violence statute.