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2005 SESSION

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HB 1517 Assault and battery; anger management for persons charged with first offense against family member.

Introduced by: Gary A. Reese | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Anger management for persons accused of family violence. Allows a court to require a person who is accused of family violence to enter, along with the victim who agrees to such a course of action, an education or treatment program focused upon anger management and designed to retrain the parties on how to disagree effectively and peacefully, if such a program is available. The court, when such a program is not available, may require education or treatment services such as, in the opinion of the court, may be best suited to the needs of the accused.

FULL TEXT

• 11/15/04  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 051191484  pdf

HISTORY

• 11/15/04  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 051191484
• 11/15/04  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/13/05  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Criminal Law
• 01/21/05  House: Stricken from docket by C. J. (20-Y 0-N)