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November 2024
In our Arkansas Domestic Violence Orders of Protection page, we revised Step 3: The ex parte hearing to clarify that if a victim is denied an ex parte order, s/he still has the right to request a hearing for a final order where both sides are present and can offer evidence. Spanish coming soon.
We restructured the Crimes page for Hawaii by creating a chart that lists the crime names on one side and the statute numbers on the order side. Now, users can sort crimes alphabetically, making it easier to find crimes by name, or they can sort them according to how they appear in the statutes.
We restructured the Crimes page for Guam by creating a chart that lists the crime names on one side and the statute numbers on the order side. Now, users can sort crimes alphabetically, making it easier to find crimes by name, or they can sort them according to how they appear in the statutes. We also added the crime ‘disclosure of family violence shelter.’
We restructured the Crimes page for Florida by creating a chart that lists the crime names on one side and the statute numbers on the order side. Now, users can sort crimes alphabetically, making it easier to find crimes by name, or they can sort them according to how they appear in the statutes.
We also added seven crimes related to battery, violation of an injunction, property, and gun laws. Crimes added in English; Spanish coming soon.
