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OH SB177
Bill
Status
12/19/2014
Primary Sponsor
Michael Stinziano
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AI Summary
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Authorizes courts to include terms in temporary protection orders, domestic violence protection orders, and anti-stalking protection orders that prohibit respondents from removing, damaging, hiding, harming, or disposing of companion animals owned by the protected person.
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Allows protected persons to remove companion animals owned by them from the respondent's possession through provisions included in protection orders under sections 2151.34, 2903.213, 2903.214, 2919.26, and 3113.31.
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Eliminates exemptions from the $26 additional filing fee for domestic relations proceedings in civil actions, making domestic relations cases subject to the same filing fee requirements as other civil cases.
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Imposes an additional $15 filing fee on custody, visitation, and parentage actions in the juvenile division of courts of common pleas.
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Adds definitions of "companion animal" across multiple sections to reference section 959.131 of the Revised Code in protection order statutes.
Legislative Description
To expressly authorize the protection of companion animals in temporary protection orders, domestic violence protection orders, anti-stalking protection orders, and related protection orders, to eliminate exemptions from additional filing fees for domestic relations proceedings, and to require an additional filing fee for certain juvenile court proceedings.
Protection orders-include companion animals
Last Action
Governor' Action
12/19/2014