ESSB 5231: Concerning the issuance of emergency domestic violence no-contact orders.

What this bill does

Addresses requirements for courts and peace officers in domestic violence cases relating to issuance of pretrial no-contact orders. Expands the relief a court may include in a pretrial no-contact order and requires the court to consider whether to issue an extreme risk protection order against the defendant. Allows a peace officer to request an emergency no-contact order, order to surrender and prohibit weapons, or extreme risk protection order on behalf of a victim, and establishes standards for issuance and service of emergency orders.

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Floor votes

• House: Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 10, 2023
  63 yea · 33 nay · 2 not voting
• Senate: Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 14, 2023
  32 yea · 13 nay · 4 not voting
• Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 15, 2023
  36 yea · 12 nay · 1 not voting

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