SPONSOR:

Rep. Griffith

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

151st GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE NO. 1

FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 264

AMEND House Substitute No. 1 to House Bill No. 264 by inserting after “ perpetrator ” and before the period on line 10 “ and where the respondent is at least 18 years of age ”.

FURTHER AMEND House Substitute No. 1 to House Bill No. 264 by deleting lines 70 through 71 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

(h) An action may not be brought or maintained under this chapter against an individual who is under 18 years of age. ”.

SYNOPSIS

This amendment limits the availability of sexual violence protective orders to cases where the respondent is at least 18 years of age.