SSB 6227: Allowing entry of a civil protection order to protect victims when a person is found not guilty by reason of insanity.
Signed into law: Chapter 137, Laws of 2024
- Sponsor
- Dhingra
- Introduced
- January 15, 2024
- Status
- C 137 L 24
- Last action
- Effective date 6/6/2024. (March 15, 2024)
- As of
- August 18, 2026, 2:03 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Authorizes a court to issue a separate no-contact order to protect a victim when a person who is found not guilty by reason of insanity is committed for a period of inpatient treatment or placed on conditional release. Establishes criminal penalties for violation of a no-contact order, and requires clerks to forward no-contact orders to law enforcement for entry in the state database used for listing outstanding warrants.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 27, 202492 yea · 3 nay · 3 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 6, 202449 yea · 0 nay
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