This bill amends statutory provisions related to criminal justice.
This bill:
- defines terms;
- amends the requirements for the adult sentencing and supervision length guidelines to address domestic violence offenses;
- modifies the crime for the commission of domestic violence in the presence of a child;
- addresses the right to bail for a domestic violence offense;
- modifies the definition of domestic violence;
- amends the requirements for a peace officer investigating domestic violence;
- modifies the definition of cohabitant;
- provides that a jail release agreement may not prohibit an individual arrested or cited for the commission of domestic violence in the presence of a child from communicating with a minor child in certain circumstances;
- prohibits a parent from waiving the conditions of a jail release agreement if the minor child is the alleged victim and the parent was arrested or cited for the qualifying offense;
- clarifies cross-references to child abuse offenses; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 35A-8-901, 63M-7-401.1, 63M-7-404.3, 76-2-409, 76-5-114, 76-5-208, 77-20-201, 77-36-1, 77-36-2.2, 78B-7-102, 78B-7-802, 81-9-202, 81-9-208, 81-9-402