TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 25, 2021

Gov. Bill Lee today signed a new bill into law that will allow victims of violent crimes to seek orders of protection that last their lifetime, WVLT reports. Current laws require victims to go in front of a judge every year to renew orders of protection. The new law also stipulates that if a protection order is not followed, the suspect will have one additional year in prison for each violation. The law will take effect on July 1.