1. A. A victim protection order for any victim of rape, forcible sodomy, a sex offense, kidnapping or assault and battery with a deadly weapon shall be substantially similar to a protective order in domestic abuse cases pursuant to the Protection from Domestic Abuse Act.

2. B. A member of the immediate family of a victim of first-degree murder may seek a victim protection order against the following persons:

   1. 1. The person who was charged and subsequently convicted as the principal in the crime of murder in the first degree; or

   2. 2. The person who was charged and subsequently convicted of being an accessory to the crime of murder in the first degree.

      A victim protection order for a member of the immediate family of a victim of first-degree murder shall be substantially similar to a protective order in domestic abuse cases pursuant to the Protection from Domestic Abuse Act.

3. C. No peace officer shall discourage a victim of rape, forcible sodomy, a sex offense, kidnapping or assault and battery with a deadly weapon from pressing charges against any assailant of the victim.

Laws 1982, HB 1832, c. 220, § 3, eff. October 1, 1982; Amended by Laws 1993, SB 451, c. 325, § 13, eff. September 1, 1993; Amended by Laws 2002, SB 1650, c. 466, § 3, emerg. eff. June 5, 2002 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2015, HB 1350, c. 206, § 3, eff. November 1, 2015 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2016, HB 2399, c. 183, § 3, eff. November 1, 2016 (superseded document available).