A new Arizona law will allow victims of domestic violence to seek lifetime protection against their abusers.
Gov. Katie Hobbs last week signed into law Senate Bill 1211, which allows victims of domestic violence to seek a lifetime injunction against someone who has been convicted of felony aggravated harassment involving domestic violence. To be convicted of the crime, defendants have continued to harass the victim despite court orders and despite a previous conviction of violence against the victim.
State Sen. Shawnna Bolick, R-Deer Valley, the sponsor of SB 1211, told The Center Square that she was “ecstatic” to see the law signed “so quickly” by the Democratic governor.
Liliana Soto, the governor's press secretary, noted Hobbs is a social worker who operated one of the nation's largest domestic violence shelters.
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