5538 AMH-3069.1

SB 5538 - H COMM AMDS ADOPTED 4/8/97

By Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections

    On page 1, line 12, after "child victim" strike "or" and insert "and"

    On page 2, line 31, after "child victim" strike "," and insert "((,)) or"

    On page 2, line 31, after "child witness," insert "and the"

    On page 2, line 31, after "parents" strike "," and insert "((,))"

    On page 2, line 31, after "legal guardians" insert "of the child victim or witness"

EFFECT:  A child victim's or witness's address may not be disclosed unless the child's parent consents.  Permission of just the child is insufficient.

SB 5538 - H AMD 491 ADOPTED 4/8/97

By Representative Costa

    On page 4, after line 2, insert the following:

    "(12) With respect to child victims and witnesses testifying in court, to be protected from questioning that is unreasonably embarrassing, repetitive, confusing, or otherwise unnecessary, which does not serve the interest of justice and, in the court's view, is not likely to be helpful to the trier of fact."

EFFECT:  Child victims and witnesses have a right to protection from unreasonable questioning.

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