SB 1178 (2021) -  Deposing Victims of Certain Offenses

by Baxley
Prohibiting the deposing of an individual who, at the time of the request for the deposition, is 17 years of age or younger and has been a victim of human trafficking or specified sexual offenses; requiring a court to issue a protective order for the victim if the court approves a deposition of the victim; authorizing a victim to have counsel and a victim advocate present at the deposition; prohibiting certain self-represented defendants from directly deposing a victim, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2021
Last Event: 04/30/21 S Died in Judiciary on Friday, April 30, 2021 2:40 PM

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  • Judiciary
  • Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
  • Rules

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Judiciary Time: 04/30/2021 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 121 Time: 03/02/2021 - 11:09 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules -SJ 121 Time: 02/18/2021 - 1:20 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/09/2021 - 4:33 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
787.301 HB 1281