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HB 1843 Civil commitment of sexually violent predators; changes including access to sealed records, etc.

Introduced by: H. Morgan Griffith | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Civil commitment of sexually violent predators; penalties. Makes a number of changes, including requiring that the court records for certain sexual misdemeanors be retained for 50 years rather than 10 years; allowing access to records of juvenile court and the Department of Juvenile Justice; addressing challenges to filing defects, including defendants under the Commitment Review Committee; allowing access to sealed records; extending from 60 to 90 days the time for a probable cause hearing and allowing the respondent to waive his right to such hearing; setting a standard for the court to find probable cause; and extending from 90 to 120 the number of days after the probable cause hearing for conduct of the trial.


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