HB1081Enacted
increase the penalty for protection order violations.
This bill increases penalties for violating domestic abuse and stalking protection orders when someone has multiple prior violations. If someone violates a protection order and has two or more prior convictions for similar violations within the past ten years, they now face escalating felony charges—Class 6 felony for a third offense, Class 5 felony for a fourth offense, and Class 4 felony for a fifth or later offense.