This bill establishes prosecution standards for nonfatal strangulation or suffocation in domestic assault criminal matters. It:
1. Prohibits the victim, victim's family or victim's dating partner from being able to post bail for the defendant;
2. Allows statements made by the victim during the investigation or preparation for prosecution to be admitted in court without the presence of the victim being required;
3. Prohibits the court from dismissing or allowing unnecessary delay of the disposition of the matter;
4. Prohibits the prosecutor from dismissing, allowing unnecessary delay, deferring or agreeing to a plea of a lesser assault charge;
5. Prohibits a defendant previously convicted of a domestic violence assault charge from entering into a plea agreement;
6. Requires prosecutors, judges, justices, law enforcement officers, defense attorneys and dispatchers to receive training on nonfatal strangulation or suffocation prevention; and
7. Makes domestic violence aggravated assault by means of nonfatal strangulation or suffocation a Class A crime.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 1572, HP 1030: 17-A.208