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SENATE BILL NO. 1336 – Protectn order/incarceratn not fctr

SENATE BILL NO. 1336

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S1336................................................by JUDICIARY AND RULES
PROTECTION ORDERS - Amends existing law to provide that the court shall not
consider whether the respondent is incarcerated or is otherwise in the
custody of the state as a factor in determining whether to grant or deny a
protection order.

01/26    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/27    Rpt prt - to Jud

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S1336


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fourth Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 1998
                                                                        

                                      IN THE SENATE

                                   SENATE BILL NO. 1336

                             BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; AMENDING SECTION 39-6306, IDAHO CODE,  TO  PRO-
 3        VIDE THAT THE COURT SHALL NOT CONSIDER WHETHER THE RESPONDENT IS INCARCER-
 4        ATED  OR IS OTHERWISE IN THE CUSTODY OF THE STATE AS A FACTOR IN DETERMIN-
 5        ING WHETHER TO GRANT OR DENY A  PROTECTION  ORDER;  AND  AMENDING  SECTION
 6        39-6308,  IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE COURT SHALL NOT CONSIDER WHETHER
 7        THE RESPONDENT IS INCARCERATED OR IS OTHERWISE IN THE CUSTODY OF THE STATE
 8        AS A FACTOR IN DETERMINING WHETHER TO GRANT OR DENY AN EX PARTE  TEMPORARY
 9        PROTECTION ORDER.

10    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

11        SECTION  1.  That  Section 39-6306, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
12    amended to read as follows:

13        39-6306.  HEARING ON PETITION FOR PROTECTION ORDER -- RELIEF PROVIDED  AND
14    REALIGNMENT  OF  DESIGNATION  OF  PARTIES. (1) Upon filing of a petition based
15    upon a sworn affidavit for a protection order, the court shall hold a  hearing
16    to  determine  whether the relief sought shall be granted within fourteen (14)
17    days. If either party is represented by counsel at a hearing seeking entry  of
18    a protection order, the court shall permit a continuance, if requested, of the
19    proceedings  so  that counsel may be obtained by the other party. If the court
20    finds that it is necessary for both parties to be represented by counsel,  the
21    court  shall  enter appropriate orders to insure that counsel is retained. The
22    order entered may require either the petitioner or respondent, or both, to pay
23    for costs of counsel. Upon a showing that there is an  immediate  and  present
24    danger  of  domestic  violence  to the petitioner the court may, if requested,
25    order for a period not to exceed three (3) months that:
26        (a)  Temporary custody of the minor children of the petitioner or  of  the
27        parties  be  awarded  to  the petitioner or respondent if exercise of such
28        jurisdiction is consistent with the provisions of section  32-1103,  Idaho
29        Code,  and consistent with prior custody orders entered by a court of com-
30        petent jurisdiction unless grounds exist pursuant to section 32-717, Idaho
31        Code;
32        (b)  A party be restrained from committing acts of domestic violence;
33        (c)  Exclude the respondent from the dwelling which the parties  share  or
34        from the residence of the petitioner;
35        (d)  The  respondent  be ordered to participate in treatment or counseling
36        services. The council on domestic violence, in recognition of the particu-
37        lar treatment requirements for batterers, shall  develop  minimal  program
38        and treatment standards to be used as guidelines for recommending approval
39        of batterer programs to the court;
40        (e)  Other  relief be ordered as the court deems necessary for the protec-
41        tion of a family or household member, including orders or directives to  a
42        peace officer, as allowed under this chapter;
43        (f)  The  respondent be required to pay service fees, and to reimburse the


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 1        petitioner for costs incurred in bringing the action, including a  reason-
 2        able attorney's fee;
 3        (g)  The  respondent be restrained from contacting, molesting, interfering
 4        with or menacing the minor children whose custody is awarded to the  peti-
 5        tioner; and/or
 6        (h)  The  respondent  be  restrained  from  entering  any premises when it
 7        appears to the court that such  restraint  is  necessary  to  prevent  the
 8        respondent  from  contacting,  molesting, interfering with or menacing the
 9        petitioner or the minor children whose custody is  awarded  to  the  peti-
10        tioner.
11        (2)  Immediate  and present danger under this section includes, but is not
12    limited to, situations in which the respondent  has  recently  threatened  the
13    petitioner  with bodily harm or engaged in domestic violence against the peti-
14    tioner.  The court shall not consider whether the respondent is incarcer-
15    ated or is otherwise in the custody of the state as a  factor  in  determining
16    whether  to grant or deny a protection order under the provisions of this sec-
17    tion. 
18        (3)  No order made under this chapter shall in any manner affect title  to
19    real property.
20        (4)  Relief  shall  not be denied because petitioner used reasonable force
21    in self-defense against respondent, or because petitioner or respondent was  a
22    minor at the time of the incident of domestic violence.
23        (5)  Any relief granted by the protection order, other than a judgment for
24    costs,  shall  be for a fixed period not to exceed three (3) months; provided,
25    that an order obtained pursuant to this chapter may, upon motion and upon good
26    cause shown, be renewed for additional terms not to exceed one (1)  year  each
27    if  the requirements of this chapter are met. The motion to renew an order may
28    be granted without a hearing, if not timely objected to by the  party  against
29    whom the order was entered.
30        (6)  In  providing  relief  under  this chapter, the court may realign the
31    designation of the parties as "petitioner" and "respondent"  where  the  court
32    finds  that  the original petitioner is the abuser and the original respondent
33    is the victim of domestic violence.

34        SECTION 2.  That Section 39-6308, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
35    amended to read as follows:

36        39-6308.  EX  PARTE  TEMPORARY PROTECTION ORDER. (1)  Where an application
37    under this section alleges that irreparable injury could result from  domestic
38    violence  if  an  order  is not issued immediately without prior notice to the
39    respondent, the court may grant an ex parte temporary protection  order  based
40    upon the affidavit submitted or otherwise shall hold a hearing which may be ex
41    parte  on  the  day  a  petition  is filed or on the following judicial day to
42    determine whether the court should grant  an  ex  parte  temporary  protection
43    order,  pending a full hearing, and grant such other relief as the court deems
44    proper, including an order:
45        (a)  Restraining any party from committing acts of domestic violence;
46        (b)  Excluding any party from the dwelling shared or from the residence of
47        the other until further order of the court;
48        (c)  Restraining any party from interfering with the  other's  custody  of
49        the  minor children or from removing the children from the jurisdiction of
50        the court;
51        (d)  Ordering other relief as the court deems necessary for the protection
52        of a family or household member, including orders or directives to a peace
53        officer, as allowed under this chapter;


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 1        (e)  Restraining the respondent from  contacting,  molesting,  interfering
 2        with  or menacing the minor children whose custody is awarded to the peti-
 3        tioner;
 4        (f)  Restraining the respondent from entering any premises when it appears
 5        to the court that such restraint is necessary to  prevent  the  respondent
 6        from contacting, molesting, interfering with or menacing the petitioner or
 7        the minor children whose custody is awarded to the petitioner; and/or
 8        (g) Restraining the respondent from taking more than personal clothing and
 9        toiletries and any other items specifically ordered by the court.
10        (2)  An  ex  parte hearing to consider the issuance of a temporary protec-
11    tion order may be conducted by telephone in accordance with procedures  estab-
12    lished by the Idaho supreme court.
13        (3)  Irreparable  injury under this section includes but is not limited to
14    situations in which the respondent has recently threatened the petitioner with
15    bodily injury or has engaged in acts of domestic violence  against  the  peti-
16    tioner.  The court shall not consider whether the respondent is incarcer-
17    ated  or  is  otherwise in the custody of the state as a factor in determining
18    whether to grant or deny a protection order under the provisions of this  sec-
19    tion. 
20        (4)  The  court  shall hold an ex parte hearing on the day the petition is
21    filed or on the following judicial day.
22        (5)  An ex parte temporary protection order shall be effective for a fixed
23    period not to exceed fourteen (14) days, but may be reissued. A full  hearing,
24    as  provided  in  this  chapter, shall be set for not later than fourteen (14)
25    days from the issuance of the temporary order. The respondent shall be  served
26    with a copy of the ex parte order along with a copy of the petition and notice
27    of  the  date  set for the hearing. If the ex parte temporary protection order
28    substantially affects the respondent's rights to enter  the  domicile  or  the
29    respondent's  right  to custody or visitation of the respondent's children and
30    the ends of justice so require, the respondent may move the court for an order
31    shortening the time period within which the hearing required under the  provi-
32    sions  of  section 39-6306, Idaho Code, must be held. Motions seeking an order
33    shortening the time period must be served upon the petitioner at least two (2)
34    days prior to the hearing on the motion.

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                           STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                                  RS07666
    
    This legislation amends Idaho Code section 39-6306(2) and 39-6308(3), to provide that a protection 
    order shall not be summarily denied because the respondent is in the custody of the State.
    
    THIS LEGISLATION PROVIDES THE ABILITY TO OBTAIN A PROTECTION ORDER EVEN 
    WHEN THE RESPONDENT IS IN JAIL OR OTHERWISE IN THE CUSTODY OF THE STATE.
    
    This legislation amends the language defining "Immediate and present danger", and "Irreparable injury" 
    to require that the court, in considering whether to grant a protection order, shall not deny the order for 
    the reason that the respondent is in the custody of the State.
    
    FISCAL IMPACT
    There is no fiscal impact on the State of Idaho nor any of its political subdivisions.
    
    CONTACT: Boise City Attorney's Office
             Jody P. Carpenter, Deputy City Attorney
             384-3870
    
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