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Victim Rights Notification (O.S.
Title 22, Section 40.-40.4, effective 10/1/82) - provides definitions
for rape, forcible sodomy and
domestic violence, and for notification of victim's rights and
24-hour statewide crisis hotline.
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Protective Orders (O.S. Title 22,
Section 60.-69.5, effective 11/1/83) - provides definitions, criteria
and procedures for filing, granting and serving protective orders, and
penalties for violations.
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Reporting Requirements for Medical Personnel
(O.S. Title 21, Section 846.1, effective 11/1/84) - requires any
physician, surgeon, osteopathic physician, resident, intern,
physician's
assistant, or registered nurse who examines, attends or treats what
appears to be criminally injurious conduct to report same to the
nearest appropriate law enforcement agency.
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Increased Penalties for Protective Order
Violations (O.S. Title 22, Section 60.6, effective 6/27/88) -
provides for increased penalties for second and subsequent violations
of protective orders and violations that involve physical harm;
encourages courts to mandate treatment for offenders.
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Mandatory Reporting of Domestic Abuse &
Probable Cause Arrest (O.S. Title 22, Section 40.6, 40.3,
effective 11/1/86) - provides all state law enforcement agencies
maintain a records of domestic abuse incidents and report monthly to OSBI, and ... "A peace officer may arrest without a
warrant a person anywhere, including his place of residence, if the
peace officer has probable cause to believe the person within the
preceding four (4) hours has committed an act of domestic abuse ...
although the assault did not take place in the presence of the peace
officer."
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Domestic Abuse Considered in Matters of
Child Custody, Visitation, and Guardianship (O.S. Title 10,
Section 21.1, effective 9/1/91) - provides that courts shall
consider evidence of ongoing domestic abuse in every case involving
child custody, visitation and guardianship.
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History of Violence Admissible as Evidence
(O.S. Title 22, Section 40.7, effective 9/1/92) - provides that "in an action in a court of this state, if
a party offers evidence of domestic abuse, testimony of an expert
witness concerning the effects of such domestic abuse on the beliefs,
behavior and perception of the person being abused shall be admissible
as evidence."
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Stalking & Harassment (O.S.
Title 21, Section 1173, effective 5/29/92) - "any person who willfully, maliciously and
repeatedly follows or harasses another person and who makes a credible
threat ... shall be guilty of the crime of stalking;" provides
for penalties, including making it a felony if a restraining order,
protective order or emergency ex parte order is in effect.
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24-Hour Emergency Protective Orders
(O.S. Title 22, Section 40.3, effective 9/1/93) - gives victims the
option to file a petition for an emergency temporary protective order
when court is not in session.
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