2006 Senate Bill 1024 ↩

House Roll Call 112: Passed

To make it a crime to prevent another person from using a telephone or computer to report a domestic violence incident or to obtain medical, legal, or other assistance if a domestic violence incident causes injury or death. The bill authorizes up to two years in prison, and four years if the incident causes injury or death, in addition to any other penalties for the underlying acts of violence. The bill has the effect of extending similar laws already on the books to cell phones.