An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Abuse Of Children. [HB-462]
This Act permits multidisciplinary team members to share information freely amongst themselves to better protect the welfare of abused children in the State of Delaware. This Act also establishes a framework for parties in Family Court civil proceedings to have access to records created and maintained by a child advocacy center related to forensic interviews it conducts such that the Family Court can utilize those records to avoid retraumatizing children by having to interview them again as part of court proceedings.
HB-462: An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Abuse Of Children.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson
Signed By Governor on 10/10/2022
An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Juvenile Offender Civil Citation Program And Expungement Of A Juveniles Record. [HB-379]
This Act Amends Title 10 of the Delaware Code by allowing automatic Expungement for Juveniles who choose to participate in the Juvenile Offender Civil Citation Program after one year of successful completion of the program. This Program was offered as a viable alternative for Delaware Juveniles who did not wish to have a criminal misdemeanor on their record, especially in a time when these Juveniles may be applying for higher education and employment. However, whereas certain lower-level criminal offenses offer an option for expungement, these Civil
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HB-379: An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Juvenile Offender Civil Citation Program And Expungement Of A Juveniles Record.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker
Reported Out Of Committee (judiciary) In House With 9 Favorable on 06/15/2022
You have voted HB-379: An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Juvenile Offender Civil Citation Program And Expungement Of A Juveniles Record..
An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Animal Fighting And Baiting. [SB-331]
This Act imposes an increased penalty for certain already illegal activity involving animal fighting by increasing the classification of felony for individuals engaging in the organization of animal fights or are directly involved in the act of carrying out or causing animal fighting by reclassifying this activity as a Class D felony.
SB-331: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Animal Fighting And Baiting.
Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini
Adopted In Lieu Of The Original Bill Sb 331, And Assigned To Environment & Energy Committee In Senate on 06/23/2022
An Act To Create The Expanded Protection For Our Communities And Homes Grant Program. [HB-437]
This bill seeks to create the Expanded Protection for Our Communities and Homes (EPOCH) Grant Program through a one-time appropriation of $20 million. The grant money would be distributed to every Delaware police agency that chooses to participate. The distribution would consist of a minimum standard allocation made to each agency and an allocation based on the number of uniformed officers authorized for each agency. EPOCH grants could be used by the recipient agencies to recruit new officers; promote or encourage careers in law enforcement; initially
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HB-437: An Act To Create The Expanded Protection For Our Communities And Homes Grant Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ronald Gray
Reported Out Of Committee (public Safety & Homeland Security) In House With 5 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits on 06/21/2022
HR-26: Requesting The Department Of Justice And Department Of Health And Social Services To Issue Reports Regarding The Effectiveness Of The Red Flag Laws And Other Relevant Statistics.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen Smyk
Introduced In House on 06/30/2022
You have voted HR-26: Requesting The Department Of Justice And Department Of Health And Social Services To Issue Reports Regarding The Effectiveness Of The Red Flag Laws And Other Relevant Statistics..