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2001 SESSION
HB 2475 Failure to comply with spousal or child support order.
Introduced by: Jeannemarie Devolites | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Failure to comply with spousal or child support order. Removes the provisions that allow a court to commit someone convicted of failure to comply with an order or decree to a local correctional facility or a work release program. Instead, the bill allows the court to sentence the person to public service work. Additionally, the bill makes it more difficult for a court to convict a person of failing or refusing to comply with an order for spousal or child support because of added language requiring proof of knowingly, willfully or intentionally failing to comply with the order. Under the new language, the court can no longer commit the person to a local correctional facility or work release program when the person (i) fails or refuses to give court ordered recognizance in a domestic matter; (ii) is convicted of contempt for failing or refusing to pay support and maintenance for a spouse or for a child; (iii) is convicted of failing or refusing to comply with any court order relating to a divorce.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/01 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/10/01 014630404 pdf
- 02/03/01 House: Committee substitute printed 010348720-H1 pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/01 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/10/01 014630404
- 01/10/01 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/19/01 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 3
- 02/03/01 House: Committee substitute printed 010348720-H1
- 02/03/01 House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/01 House: Read first time
- 02/04/01 House: Read second time
- 02/04/01 House: Committee substitute agreed to 010348720-H1
- 02/04/01 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/05/01 House: Read second time
- 02/05/01 House: Amendment by Del. Devolites agreed to
- 02/05/01 House: Engrossment refused by House