Current law allows persons in a personal relationship to obtain a protective order on the grounds of domestic violence if certain types of injuries occurred. GS 50B-1 defines personal relationship as including persons who either live together or who have lived together or who are in a current or former dating relationship as “persons of the opposite sex.” The act amends GS 50B-1 to remove references to persons of the opposite sex from those instances so that the law would enable couples of any sex to obtain a protective order if all other grounds for the order were present.
ENSURE SAME-SEX DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROT. ORDER.
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AN ACT TO ENSURE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROTECTIVE ORDERS ARE AVAILABLE FOR SAME-SEX COUPLES.Intro. by Butler, Morey, Clemmons, Longest.
Status: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action) (Mar 14 2023)
Bill History:
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Mon, 13 Mar 2023 House: Filed
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Tue, 14 Mar 2023 House: Passed 1st Reading
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Tue, 14 Mar 2023 House: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
H 355
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Bill H 355 (2023-2024)Summary date: Mar 13 2023 - View Summary
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Identical to S 401, filed 3/29/23.